A Labour Day message from MFL President Kevin Rebeck
Dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends,
Happy Labour Day! Today is an opportunity to reflect on the important work that Manitoba's unions do for members and for working people across our province.
It's a day to take stock of the battles that we have won for workers rights and greater economic security – like the strongest 50% + 1 card check certification and anti-scab legislation in Canada!
But it's also an opportunity to focus on fights we still have to win, like making sure Manitoba's minimum wage is a living wage. That is why the Manitoba Federation of Labour is launching a campaign today to call on Manitoba to do more for low-wage workers.
Our province's minimum wage set to increase by only 20 cents to $16/hour on October 1. But we know that's not enough for minimum wage workers to be able to afford food and rent. No one should work full time but still live in poverty, but that is the sad reality for thousands of minimum wage workers in Manitoba.
If you want to send a message that minimum wage should be enough to live on, please sign up at mfl.ca/MinimumWage.
In Solidarity,
Kevin Rebeck
President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour