Manitoba news: Labor bills expected as legislature resumes
WINNIPEG –
Manitoba’s NDP government is expected to put forward changes sought by labor groups, likely including a ban on replacement workers, as part of its agenda for the spring sitting that is to start Wednesday.
The NDP signaled its intentions shortly after winning the provincial election Oct. 3.
Labor and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino asked a group of labor and representative employers in December for input on a potential new law that would ban companies from using replacement workers during strikes or lockouts. The aim was to prepare legislation for this spring.
The Manitoba Federation of Labor says the