The NDP have announced that they will add 50 new firefighters and another helicopter to Manitoba's firefighting efforts as part of a five-part plan to increase firefighting capability across…
The MGEU took a case to arbitration after the employer demanded money be repaid as a result of their own payroll error repeated over a six-year period.
We believe public management in the public interest is more advantageous than private, for-profit when it comes to the sale of alcohol: it’s about protection and safety – and a few other things, too.
On August 23rd, 2006 Arbitrator Michael Werier determined that time spent traveling beyond an employee’s regularly scheduled hours of work should be paid at overtime rates.
It is entirely appropriate that the Government of Manitoba is following through on a recommendation of the 1991 Aboriginal Justice Inquiry (AJI) that would enable more culturally appropriate…
Unionization is the only way for Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) to achieve the kind of salaries, benefits, pensions and standardized working conditions that teachers, nurses, and many…
The MGEU took a case to arbitration where three individuals were placed on leaves of absence without pay for two weeks while the government conducted an investigation.
In a recent arbitration decision, Arbitrator Riley ruled that it was unfair for the government to withhold sick leave benefits to a person who provided medical notes to the employer confirming…
The MGEU filed a grievance for an employee who was not provided her merit increase at the appropriate time after she returned from a maternity leave.
