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• Sep 14, 2018 - Government Provides New Details About Health Care Representation Votes
  

  Yesterday, MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky met with government officials to discuss the upcoming health sector representation votes triggered by the Health Sector Bargaining Unit Review Act (Bill 29). The government provided some new information and, in some cases, changed information they had previously provided.

• Sep 13, 2018 - Manitobans with disabilities, families, highlight importance of community-based support professionals
  

  Outside the Legislature today, clients, family members, supporters, and Direct Support Professionals gathered over the lunch hour to shine a spotlight on the work of those who provide vital community-based supports to Manitobans living with disabilities.

• Sep 12, 2018 - Whole health care team key to quality care
  

  The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has announced some of their Phase 2 “labour adjustment activities” — and once again, there was no consultation with workers who provide care to patients on the front lines.

• Sep 10, 2018 - 2018-2019 Membership Education Calendar is now available
  

  The new MGEU 2018-19 Membership Education Calendar is now available for the 2018-19 training year (September - May). And once again – as a quicker, greener registration option – MGEU workplace representatives are encouraged to register for courses online through THE SOURCE.

• Sep 05, 2018 - Court Dates Set For Wage Freeze Challenge
  

  The Court of Queen's Bench has set 14 court dates in legal challenge of the Pallister government's wage freeze legislation (Bill 28: The Public Service Sustainability Act). The legal challenge is being mounted by the MGEU along with 28 other unions in the Partnership to defend Public Services (PDPS).

• Sep 05, 2018 - Les Tournesols de Saint-Vital - Local 441 ratifies first contract
  

  Members of Les Tournesols de Saint-Vital - Local 441 ratified their first collective agreement with their employer last night.

• Aug 31, 2018 - Hildahl Award and Olfert Scholarship Recipients Announced
  

  James Alexander, a Juvenile Counselor with the Manitoba Youth Centre and a Corrections (Local 14) workplace steward, received the Ken Hildahl Memorial Award today, while Alex Menjivar, a Planning and Program Analyst with Manitoba Housing and member of Social Sciences Local 47, received the Peter Olfert Scholarship to further his Masters studies in City Planning at the University of Manitoba.

• Aug 31, 2018 - MGEU's Care Comes First Campaign Earns Two Summit Awards
  

  Another MGEU ad campaign recently took home some hardware as the 2018 Summit International Creative Award winners were announced. The MGEU’s health care campaign, Care Comes First , earned Bronze in the Not-for-profit Integrated Campaign category and Silver in the Health/Medicine Marketing category for the TV ad, “Big Moments,” from the same campaign.

• Aug 28, 2018 - MGEU welcomes new Local
  

  Members of Canadian Base Operators – Local 449 are the latest Manitobans to unionize with the MGEU, our province’s largest union.

• Aug 24, 2018 - What’s Happening in Manitoba on the Labour Day Long Weekend
  

  What better way to do that than by attending your local Labour Day celebration! Here's a list of events happening across Manitoba this upcoming Labour Day Long Weekend.