Kevin Rebeck: Spring Legislature and Bargaining Table

kevin rebeck: We're very disappointed the government's not willing to negotiate at a bargaining table, according to Brandon Sun. They're choosing the heavy-handed approach of legislation to get their way, said Kevin Rebeck, president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour. The announcement came as the Progressive Conservative government was working to pass the bill through a final vote, along with about two dozen others, on the last day of the spring legislature sitting. Their intentions have been very clear, so we're working to make sure that we can launch a legal challenge in the coming weeks. We can't accept billion-dollar deficits any more. Premier Brian Pallister said the wage freeze is needed to bring the deficit under control, and his Progressive Conservative government was elected last year to get the province's finances in order. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.