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Health workers overdue for raises
By Niall Harney Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press October 24, 2024
Manitoba Living Wage Update 2023
December 12, 2023 For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): In Winnipeg, the living wage has risen to $19.21 per hour, in Brandon to $15.69 per hour, and in Thompson to $17.48 per hour. In Winnipeg, this is an …
Slashed to the bone: Austerity and Manitoba crown corporations
By Niall Harney and Lynne Fernandez Previously published by the Winnipeg Free Press, August 5, 2023
New report: Falling Behind: Service and Wage decline at the City of Winnipeg
by Jack MacAulay and Niall Harney
Provincial Government Austerity Holding Students and Manitoba Economy Back
Previously published in The Manitoban November 17, 2021 By Jesse Hajer
Q & A: Minimum Wage & $15/h Wage in Manitoba
Who earns a minimum wage in Manitoba? What are the benefits to a $15 minimum wage in Manitoba? The benefits of gradually phasing in a $15 minimum wage would be far-reaching: The 5.4% of workers who earn minimum …
Freeze to Squeeze
First published by CBC Manitoba online Saturday Oct. 29 By Jesse Hajer and Zac Saltis Governments have often turned to investments in higher education to generate hope and opportunity for young people and others seeking better jobs and …
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