Virtual Spring Local Meetings Wrap-up for 2021
As the MGEU prepares for its first-ever Virtual Convention in October, what has really made the 2021 Spring Local meeting season stand out is that the union managed to organize every one of…
As the MGEU prepares for its first-ever Virtual Convention in October, what has really made the 2021 Spring Local meeting season stand out is that the union managed to organize every one of…
Members of the Manitoba Ombudsman – Local 457 are the latest Manitobans to unionize with the MGEU!
The plan will see five regional head offices reduced to three, with two of the existing head offices turned into “sub-offices” and most of the current "sub-offices" turned into “field…
Members of Parkland Crisis Centre - Local, who provide safe, non-judgemental and confidential support services to women and children who are fleeing intimate partner abuse, ratified a new…
National Public Service Week, which takes place this year from June 13 to 19, is a chance to recognize those who are there for us all, day-in and day-out -- including during crises like a…
Members of Winnipeg Clinic - Local 363 ratified a new four-year agreement today.
The Pallister government is privatizing Manitoba’s provincial parks with deals surfacing this week in the media about contracts awarded to two different private developers to operate in…
Over the last several weeks, the Partnership to Defend Public Services has been working to finalize arguments for the Court of Appeal hearing, which was held today. The Court heard from both…
On behalf of MGEU members, I express our horror and sorrow at the discovery of a mass grave site at the former residential school in Kamloops.There are fourteen former residential schools…
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) and its President, Larry Brown, are among the joint winners of the 2021 Canadian Freedom of Association Award. The recipients are…
This week, President Michelle Gawronsky told the Minister of Central Services and the Minister of Infrastructure that they must deal with the issues MGEU has raised on behalf of its members…
Members of Peak of the Market - Local 124 ratified a new agreement last night.
Bill 64, the poorly named ‘Education Modernization Act’, will bring sweeping changes to public education -- including the elimination of school boards and the removal of locally-elected voices…
This spring, the MGEU is encouraging members to register a team for the Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMHA) Ride Don't Hide event to get moving, give back and feel better.
The online survey commissioned by the MGEU, reveals that an alarming number of Winnipeg paramedics (92%) don’t feel their employer has their back (including 62% who felt very strongly) and…
The MGEU was shocked and deeply disappointed to learn that St. Amant Centre will be permanently closing its popular Day Program Services as of May 28, 2021.
A survey commissioned by MGEU shows that Manitobans are overwhelmingly against privatizing our provincial parks and want to see more investments by the Province in our parks to sustain and…
Members of Brandon University - Local 135 have ratified a new four-year collective agreement.
Members of Manitoba Possible - Local 262, who provide supports and services to Manitobans living with disabilities, ratified a new four-year agreement yesterday.
The Court of Appeal confirmed this week that the MGEU had a right to have an interest arbitration board appointed to determine the terms and conditions of the next Civil Service collective agreement.