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• Nov 27, 2020 - Manitoba announces Caregiver Wage Support Program
  

  Today the Manitoba government announced a new $35-million Caregiver Wage Support Program for front-line workers in long-term care and other settings. The province, which is cost-sharing the program with the federal government, says it will be available to more than 20,000 Manitobans currently working full-time or part-time on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers must apply for the top-up during two intake periods.

• Nov 27, 2020 - Pallister government tables bill to allow minors to help enforce liquor/cannabis laws
  

  As the Pallister government continues down its risky path to further privatize Manitoba liquor sales, the government has introduced legislation that would allow the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority to hire minors to help enforce the laws that keep liquor and cannabis out of the hands of underaged Manitobans. MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky, says the amendments to enforcement legislation are connected to the government’s privatization scheme (Bill 40) and are simply a weak smokescreen to support their plans to privatize more liquor sales.

• Nov 25, 2020 - MGEU issues statement on Grandview Health Centre Temporary Closure
  

  Today the Manitoba Government and Prairie Mountain Health announced that the Grandview Health Centre in is being temporarily closed and all staff from the Health Centre are being redeployed to work in the Grandview Personal Care Home, where there is a COVID-19 outbreak. In response, MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky has issued a statement.

• Nov 23, 2020 - Interim compensation for HCAs extended and expanded to cover more health care workers
  

  Last week, the MGEU informed health care aides (HCAs) that the union and the Provincial Health Labour Relations Secretariat (PHLRS) had agreed to a temporary agreement to support members who have been disrupted by a staffing shortage. The agreement was put in place to allow time to negotiate revisions to the COVID Redeployment Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed off last Spring. The temporary agreement was to be in place until November 20 but has been extended to November 27, 2020 while we work to revise the Redeployment MOA. It has also been expanded to cover all health care members and not just HCAs.

• Nov 20, 2020 - Australian Lab Services (ALS) ratifies new agreement
  

  Members of Australian Lab Services - Local 166, who provide environmental testing services, including expert analysis of air, soil, sediment, and water, ratified a new four-year agreement yesterday.

• Nov 16, 2020 - MGEU President reacts to weekend anti-mask rally and harassment of MGEU members
  

  "I reacted the way most Manitobans responded to this blatant violation of public health rules and harassment of those tasked with enforcing those rules: I was shocked, angered, and deeply upset by this selfish and dangerous behaviour."

• Nov 14, 2020 - Additional Compensation for HCAs Disrupted by Staffing Shortages
  

  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip Manitoba, the staffing situation in health care facilities has become critical. The MGEU and the Provincial Health Labour Relations Secretariat (PHLRS) are in discussions to revise the current COVID Redeployment Memorandum of Agreement signed off last Spring to support members who are disrupted by staffing shortages. In the meantime, we have agreed to additional compensation for affected HCAs.

• Nov 12, 2020 - Province recalls expired masks after MGEU and members raise concerns
  

  Earlier this week, it was revealed that some masks sent by the Province and Shared Health to workers were more than 10 years old and well beyond their expiry date. In some cases, there have been reports from workers of headaches caused by an odour and skin irritation while wearing the masks.

• Nov 09, 2020 - MGEU issues statement about fallen health care worker
  

  MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky, issued a statement in response to the news that a Manitoba Health Care Worker has died from COVID-19.

• Nov 02, 2020 - MGEU's Healthy Minds At Work Campaign kicks off today
  

  The Healthy Minds At Work campaign aims to engage MGEU members on workplace mental health, raising awareness of mental health as a workplace issue, helping members have conversations about mental health, connecting members with mental health resources and supports, and providing members with tools and information to advocate for more psychologically healthy workplaces.