The Manitoba Government and General Employees Union

The Equity And Human Rights Committee

Consisting of a Chairperson (elected by and from the Board of Directors) and one member elected by each Area Council, this committee promotes a discrimination-free workplace and advises the Board of Directors on issues concerning members from the following four equity-seeking groups: Aboriginal Peoples; Visible Minorities; Persons with Disabilities; Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgendered. The committee also works with other provincial, federal, and international equity and human rights committees to promote equality and solidarity.

Every two years at the MGEU Convention, the committee honours the efforts of a past or present member by presenting them with the MGEU Humanitarian Award.

Chairperson: Anita Marcotte - Area 6

Area 1 Donna Janzen

Area 2 Kathy Freiheit

Area 3 Cory Bird

Area 4 Susan Palmer

Area 5 Luis Coelho

Area 6 Melissa Dvorak

Area 7 Scott Cloney

Area 8 Shamila Khan

MGEU Staff Representative: Diana Delroy