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2024 Manitoba Living Wage Update
Living wage impacted by significant increase in government income supports The 2024 living wage for Winnipeg is $18.75 per hour. In Brandon it is $16.28 per hour, and in Thompson it is $17.90 per hour. The living wage …
Tax cuts must be reversed to stem the bleeding – response to fiscal update
December 17, 2024 For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): Manitoba’s Second Quarter Fiscal Update makes clear that the provincial government must reopen the conversation on provincial revenue and progressive taxation. The ongoing large deficit means the Manitoba government …
Pervasive poverty demonstrates an unjust society
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press December 16, 2024 By Dr. Andrew Lodge Althea waits in line at a local food bank in Winnipeg. Her youngest son, less than six months old, is bundled up asleep in …
New Report Unlocks Jobs and Climate Solutions Through Residential Retrofits
September 19 2024, 12:00 PM CST For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): Addressing a major gap in public conversation, a new report proposing a wide-reaching, publicly-supported retrofit program for Manitoba homes was released today from researchers at the …
Political pragmatism vs. poverty reduction
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 22, 2024 JOSH BRANDON IN its first budget, the NDP has adhered closely to the pragmatic instincts that won them last fall’s election. The budget includes investments in health care, …
NDP budget starts reversing PC handouts for the rich
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 18, 2024
Small Steps Not Enough in Adult Education
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Saturday April 13, 2024
Equal Pay Day in Manitoba
April 4, 2024 is Equal Pay Day in ManitobaThe following is the press release and speaking notes from a new coalition acknowledging Equal Pay Day in Manitoba, featuring Jan Simpson, National President of CUPW, Kevin Rebeck, President of …
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