HOW HAS YOUR PARTY SUPPORTED HOW HAS YOUR PARTY SUPPORTED HOW HAS YOUR PARTY SUPPORTED SKILLED TRADES WORKERS? SKILLED TRADES WORKERS? SKILLED TRADES WORKERS? No Response Provided. Helped to successfully delay Bill 4 (Public Sector Construction In Government, we made record investments that helped build Projects Tendering Act) during the previous session. ’s economy as well as the training needed in skilled Manitoba Builing Trades reached out with an identical survey to trades to support this record investment. each provincial party with elected representatives in the legislature Held back the Workplace Health and Safety Act, which would have on May 17th, 2019. This was followed up with a second reminder made it more difficult for workers to submit, and appeal complaints. We more than doubled apprenticeship training seats leading to on June 6th. more than 11,000 registered apprentices. We believe that workers have the right to organize as they see fit without government interference We invested in Manitoba Hydro to prepare our province for the future while employing thousands of Manitobans in good green Wages are not keeping up with costs, and many middle-income jobs. families are unable to keep up as their debt climbs. Tiny tax breaks like reducing the PST will not help this, nor will it help to left those We have strongly opposed the Progressive Conservative who are struggling to get by. government’s $670 Million cuts to building highways, schools and hospitals – projects that are the main employers of building trades DOES YOUR PARTY INTEND TO SUPPORT DOES YOUR PARTY INTEND TO SUPPORT members. COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS? COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS? DOES YOUR PARTY INTEND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS? Ensuring that workers on public infrastructure have the skills and No Response Provided. supports is important towards building a better province that Yes, and the NDP know that Community Benefits works for everyone. Agreements build up the economic strength of our local Manitoba Builing Trades reached out with an identical survey to communities and ensure Manitobans have access to good jobs. each provincial party with elected representatives in the legislature We believe that we do not need to worry so much about “attract- on May 17th, 2019. This was followed up with a second reminder ing jobs and investment” to Manitoba, jobs and investment can We delayed the Progressive Conservative governments Bill 4 on June 6th. start right here in Manitoba. (Public Sector Construction Projects Tendering Act).

Community Benefits Agreements work because public infrastruc- We understand that the Government has a responsibility to consider ture is more important than who can get it down at the cheapest. the price of projects, including the benefits the project brings to It’s about investing in our province’s future. the local community and skilled employment.

A MESSAGE TO BUILDING TRADES MEMBERS A MESSAGE TO BUILDING TRADES MEMBERS A MESSAGE TO BUILDING TRADES MEMBERS No Response Provided. Manitoba Liberals believe in “community return There are fewer apprentices in Manitoba than there on investment.” The PC’s “value for money” is was three years ago, and the Pallister government about Pallister’s bottom line. Community return has cut infrastructure spending by $670 Million. on investment is about your bottom line. As a result, nearly 10,000 people left Manitoba last year for other provinces. Cuts don’t treat patients; cuts don’t treat addictions, cuts don’t build roads or bridges We can do better. The Manitoba NDP is on your and cuts don’t create good jobs or build strong side. We know that Manitoba needs to keep Manitoba businesses. investing in building our economy. That means investing in infrastructure and our skilled trades. It all takes investment. Healthy, creative, skilled employees and quality infrastructure are good Hon. Brian Pallister, for everyone – workers, business, Government , Leader Wab Kinew, Leader Progressive Conservative and families. Manitoba Liberal NDP Mantioba