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Workplace Violence in Manitoba Soars | Winnipeg News
Workplace violence in Manitoba has surged more than threefold since 2015, with nearly 2,200 incidents reported last year—up from 641 a decade ago. The Manitoba Federation of Labour calls it a “growing epidemic,” citing firsthand accounts from nurses, teachers, transit workers, and others who say their concerns were ignored or blamed. A quarter of the workforce lacks workers’ compensation coverage, likely inflating the true scale. The federation’s ten-point plan demands a provincial strategy, safer staffing, better training, and stronger enforcement to protect the frontline workers keeping…
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