My perspective - The pointlessly employed
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- Published on Monday, September 3, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Maybe it was because Mike Rowe’s words about the war on work were still fresh in my mind, or maybe it was the title, but I clicked with interest on a story from the Economist. “Bullshit jobs and the yoke of managerial feudalism”— this had to be good.
Right in the centre - Help is on the way?
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- Published on Monday, September 3, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The federal government has promised us that help is on the way. God spare us!
Canada Post talks reach "critical stage"
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- Published on Saturday, September 1, 2018
Strike vote could happen at any time
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
A majority of Canada Post employees could soon be walking off the job. About 50,000 Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) members will soon vote on whether or not to move forward with a strike. If the two sides fail to reach a new collective agreement by Sept. 26, the CUPW said it will have to be ready for “some type of job action”. The CUPW represents delivery agents and plant employees.
Standoff in Neepawa
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- Published on Thursday, August 30, 2018
Suspect in RCMP officer shooting arrested
Editor's note. Though it is not a necessity, the Banner & Press has blurred the face of the officers to protect their identities, should undercover work be a requirement.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The manhunt for a suspect connected to the shooting of an RCMP officer near Onanole came to a dramatic end in Neepawa on Thursday, Aug. 30. At around 11:45 a.m., RCMP arrived at the scene, a home on 3rd Avenue. It was believed and later confirmed that the fourth suspect related to the overnight shooting near Onanole was inside. The three other suspects had already been arrested.
