CUPE Manitoba Supports Bill to Protect Tenants and Tackle Housing Affordability
CUPE Manitoba Supports Bill to Protect Tenants and Tackle Housing Affordability
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Manitoba is calling on the provincial government to pass proposed amendments to The Residential Tenancies Act (Bill 13) and immediately implement updates to The Residential Rent Regulations.
“We applaud the Manitoba NDP government for prioritizing affordability for working-class Manitobans,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.
“CUPE fights for better wages for working people, but we also recognize that tenants and people experiencing housing insecurity urgently need greater protections, including thousands of front-line workers.”
While there is still much work to do to re-balance tenant legislation in favour of actual renters, CUPE is concerned that Obby Khan and Manitoba PCs’ delays will hurt Manitoba families.
“Obby Khan and the PCs need to stop playing games with Manitoba renters and show support for the government’s efforts in addressing the affordability crisis,” urged McKay.
CUPE issued a letter to the Premier and the Minister of Public Service Delivery urging the government to prevent further delay and pass Bill 13 during the fall legislative session.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is Canada’s largest union representing more than 800,000 members. In Manitoba, CUPE represents approximately 40,000 members working in health care facilities, personal care homes, home care, school divisions, municipal services, social services, disability support services, child care centres, public utilities, libraries, and family emergency services.
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For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
David Jacks, CUPE Communications at 204-801-7339
To read the letter CUPE Manitoba President Gina McKay shared with Government supporting the timely passage of Proposed Amendments to The Residential Tenancies Act and the The Residential Rent Regulations, click below: