Construction industry gets its way after Manitoba finance minister walks back plan to scrap their minimum wage
A proposal by the Manitoba government to repeal an act that guarantees a minimum wage for construction workers is off the table after near-universal outcry from the industry and its unions.
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Industry shocked last month when minister sent a letter outlining plan to repeal the construction wage act
Posted: Jan 07, 2021 5:15 PM CT | Last Updated: January 7
Finance Minister Scott Fielding told industry representatives the focus will turn to modernizing the Construction Industry Wages Act, rather than repealing it as was suggested last month.(Tanner Grywinski/CBC)
Construction industry slams timing of gov t proposal to scrap their minimum wage act
A plan to repeal an act that guarantees wages for construction workers is being hammered by those in the industry, who say it caught them off guard and will destabilize their operations during an already turbulent time.
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Speaker Devi Sharma voted against the operating budget tightening the vote to 9 to 7 as it narrowly passed. (Darin Morash/CBC )
The 2021 budget was passed by Winnipeg s city council with a tighter margin than in recent times.
The vote was 9-7 in favour of the operating budget, and 11-5 for capital spending.
The narrow margin came from the usually understated voice of council Speaker Devi Sharma, who broke her consistent record of supporting budgets by voting no on the operating portion of the 2021 budget.
The Old Kildonan councillor said the structure of how the budget is pulled together and the input that s gathered for it must be greatly improved.