The Manitoba Federation of Labour will host its triennial Convention May 24-27, 2018. Attend your next Local meeting before March 9, 2018 to be elected as a delegate or submit a resolution.
Forty personal care homes in Winnipeg have had thousands of dollars cut from their budgets. The .25% funding cut was revealed yesterday in the Manitoba Legislature. It may not sound…
Today, the Manitoba Government released its’ third Throne Speech since being elected in 2016. Legislative changes in areas like assisted dying and child welfare as well as changes to early…
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Manitoba is hosting a panel this Thursday, November 23 at 7:00pm (Hotel Fort Garry - LaVerendrye Room) to talk about “Exercising Choice in…
Yesterday, MGEU President Michelle Gawronsky sent a letter to Health Minister Goertzen, calling for an urgent meeting re: media reports this week that the Western Manitoba Health Care Task…
The Pallister government announced today how it plans to sell legal marijuana products in Manitoba — private sellers will profit from sales, while the public sector will oversee distribution…
A monument commemorating the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike was unveiled this week and MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky was proud to join other labour activists for a first-hand glimpse.
Yesterday, MGEU volunteers served up 540 plates of pasta and raised almost $5000 in the process for the Portage Plains United Way.
This week, MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky continued the Care Comes First tour in the Interlake and Western Manitoba. Members continue to be stretched thin and short-staffed, while worrying…
Today the MGEU and other public sector unions in the Partnership to Defend Public Services filed a notice of motion for the injunction against the Pallister government’s so-called Public…
After three years without a new contract, members of Macdonald Youth Services, Northern/Alternative Parent Home Program (Local 369) have ratified a new four-year agreement.
Members of Knowles Centre, Support Assistance to Independent Living (SAIL) - Local 432, who assist older teens who've been in care to begin living independently, ratified a new three-year…
The Province of Manitoba has proclaimed Monday, October 9 to Friday, October 13 Health Care Support Workers’ Week, an opportunity to celebrate and salute the thousands of front-line health…
After months of pressure from the media and public, the government has finally released part of the KPMG report – a taxpayer-funded report written by private consultants and commissioned by…
The MGEU is happy to welcome its newest Local today — Animikii Ozoson Child & Family Services, Local 443 — a Winnipeg-based agency that works with families from Ontario First Nations who live…
MGEU member, Arleen Pluchinski, was honoured this week with the Worker SAFEty Award at the fifth annual SAFE Work Awards in Winnipeg.
Earlier today, MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky presented the North End Community Renewal Corporation with a $15,000 donation towards redeveloping the Merchants Hotel into an innovative…
Today, MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky presented $5,000 in strike support to workers of the Winnipeg James Richardson International Airport who have been on strike for over ten weeks.
The Peace Officer Memorial Foundation has set up a GoFundMe page to help raise the remaining funds needed to make the peace officer memorial a reality. On Sunday, September 24, 2017, the 19th…
Manitoba took a significant — and dangerous — step in privatizing the public home care program yesterday and MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky says that Manitobans must see this for what it…
