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• Mar 26, 2019 - Health Care Restructuring Leaves More Questions than Answers
  

  Earlier this month the Manitoba government introduced bill 10, which will change the name of The Regional Health Authorities Act to The Health System Governance and Accountability Act. It means that some existing organizations – including Selkirk Mental Health Centre (SMHC), the Addictions foundation of Manitoba (AFM), and Cadham Lab – will be transferred to Shared Health, which could take anywhere from 18-24 months. MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky, wants the Health Minister to provide more details to members about this transition.

• Mar 22, 2019 - Legislative Bickering Concerns Government Employees
  

  Media reports surfaced today indicating that the pay for government employees could be held up due to procedural delays at the Manitoba Legislature. Yesterday, the Pallister government was unable to pass an interim supply bill. This legislation is needed to ensure the government has money in its bank account to pay Civil Service employees and keep government programs running.

• Mar 21, 2019 - Manitoba Liquor Marts Putting New Safety Measures in Place
  

  Today the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL) shared a series of critical and immediate safety and security protocols that will be put in place in many Liquor Marts across Manitoba.

• Mar 21, 2019 - MGEU Talks Health Care Votes with Technical, Professional, Paramedical Workers
  

  The MGEU hosted two tele-meetings yesterday with Technical, Professional, and Paramedical members to talk about representation votes and what they mean for health care professionals.

• Mar 21, 2019 - Colleges ratify new agreements
  

  Members are encouraged to make sure the union has their most current contact information in order to receive a copy of their collective agreement.

• Mar 15, 2019 - Government closing Manitoba Curriculum Support Centre
  

  In a disheartening trend, the Pallister government is closing yet another important provincial institution - the Manitoba Curriculum Support Centre. The MGEU is deeply concerned about the decision, which will see the centre at 1181 Portage Avenue in Winnipeg closed in less than three weeks (April 1, 2019).

• Mar 13, 2019 - Bill 12 Amendments Continue Pallister Government’s Concerning Trend of Weakening Workplace Health and Safety Rules: MFL
  

  After receiving reports from the now-eliminated Minister’s Advisory Council on Workplace Safety and Health, as well as from stakeholders in labour, business, health and other areas, the Pallister government has elected to ignore the advice it received and barrel ahead with its own agenda of putting workers’ safety last.

• Mar 13, 2019 - New Government Legislation to Give Security Officers More Power to Intervene
  

  The provincial government may have had a change of heart when it comes to providing security officers in hospitals, and other public places, with powers to detain violent people. In response to rising violence, the province introduced Bill 17: The Police Services Amendment Act yesterday that would give security officers, deemed Institutional Safety Officers, additional authority to enforce provincial laws in cases where public safety is at risk.

• Mar 07, 2019 - Budget Pays for Tax Cuts with Service Cuts
  

  Today, the Provincial Government released a budget entitled Getting the Job Done that maintains a course of austerity and service cuts.

• Mar 06, 2019 - Increased Fees Add Up for Medical Lab Professionals
  

  MGEU members, who are also represented by the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Manitoba (CMLTM), recently found out that they will be facing significant increases in their mandatory CMLTM fees. MGEU President Michelle Gawronsky, who wrote a letter to the College asking them to reconsider their plan, believes the fee increases and a new special levy come at the worst possible time for professionals.