The President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour stopped by 102.9 CHTM earlier this week ahead of the organization’s executive quarterly meeting.

 

Kevin Rebeck says minimum wage and paid sick leave are a top priority.

 

“I think whether you are in the North or anywhere in Manitoba, over half of Manitobans have no paid sick days. One of the initiatives we are working on, we have a postcard campaign going on calling for the establishment of 10 paid sick days for all workers so that people don’t have to make that impossible choice between coming in contagious and infecting others or not having a paycheque. They shouldn’t have that, we should have paid sick days and legislation for everyone.”

 

Rebeck says while he’s glad the provincial government is taking steps to increase minimum wage, those steps aren’t far enough and they should be aiming closer to 20 dollars an hour for a livable wage.

 

He goes on to say that issues that were brought up during the meeting would be taken into consideration when prioritizing future MFL campaigns and lobbying efforts.

 

For the full interview with Rebeck, listen to Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon.