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Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba Federation of Labour president Kevin Rebeck: "The Pallister Conservatives are taking Manitoba in the wrong direction." ORGANIZED labour criticized the provincial government after it revealed the text of two of its “mystery bills,” which will require fewer apprentices for public projects and give more control of apprenticeships to the minister. ORGANIZED labour criticized the provincial government after it revealed the text of two of its "mystery bills," which will require fewer apprentices for public projects and give more control of apprenticeships to the min...

Winnipeg Free Press Mother who lost son to jobsite neglect returns to advocacy over altered rules for apprentices Last Modified: 11:47 AM CST Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 | Updates MIKAELA MACKENZIE/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES Cindy Skanderberg, whose son Michael died by electrocution in the workplace in 1999, is decrying the province’s revised rules for supervision of trades apprentices. After successfully lobbying for safer workplaces in the wake of the 1999 death of her 19-year-old son, Cindy Skanderberg is once more stepping into the advocate’s ring. A...

But the legislative change didn't restrict the ability of the apprenticeship qualifications board to set supervision ratios. Michael had taken a 10-month course with Keewatin Community College in The Pas and was working as a labourer, not an apprentice, when he was killed, Skanderberg said. The young man helped put a name and face to workplace tragedy in Manitoba. His parents went to schools, and attended legislative committees and labour marches. They felt a sense of victory in 2006, when the legislative change took force, Skanderberg says. "It was an absolute win. It was just like a weight...

Share this article Share this article OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 1, 2021 /CNW/ - The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on remote communities that depend on small air carriers for essential goods, services, and for access in and out of the community. As the pandemic continues to evolve, the Government of Canada is working with partners, including provincial and territorial governments, Indigenous partners, and the air industry to address the unique needs of these communities. Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the Minister of Northern Affairs, the Honourable ...

Advocates representing those learning a trade are worried workers could be killed or injured on the ...