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The Whimsical World of Business Updates and the Incredible Shrinking Worker
By Lynne Fernandez, This isn’t the first time I’ve been inspired by the CBC’s early-morning business update to go on a little rant. Sometimes it’s the blatant business bias that makes me choke on my bagel; other times …
That’s What Unions Do
By Lynne Fernandez PDF version Back in February, 2013, CCPA-Mb put out a Fast Facts titled Six Unions: One Voice* which chronicled the many problems faced by staff at the University of Manitoba campus . We explained how …
Asking the Right Questions about P3s in Winnipeg
PDF version by Elizabeth Blackwood and Lynne Fernandez On Tuesday, June 11th, Winnipeg’s Property and Development Committee reviewed a proposal to buy out the Private Public Partnership (P3) agreement for the South District Police Station. In 2012, the …
May Day 2013: Another World is Possible
by Lynne Fernandez and Monica Adeler As we digest the news coming out of Europe, with millions of people out of work at the same time as austerity measures are shutting down the social programs they need more …
Still Waiting for the Thaw
PDF version by Lynne Fernandez Just like the ice and snow that refuse to go away this April, the provincial government is frozen into a perennial cycle of cutting revenue and then scrambling to make up for the …
An Ounce of Suppression Prevents a Pound of Cure
PDF version by Lynne Fernandez This April 28 we will commemorate the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. This yearly tribute is a somber reminder that far too many workers deal with …
First a ripple, then a wave
PDF version by Andy Regier and Lynne Fernandez There was a ripple in the waters of public service provision late last year that has left some people perplexed. The Manitoba government announced that it would be selling The …
Six Unions: One Voice
PDF version by Lynne Fernandez This Wednesday, February 13, the six unions operating on the University of Manitoba campus will unite with one voice. The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA), Canadian Autoworkers (CAW) Local 3007, The Canadian …
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