Save Brandon's Blood Clinic
As news of Canadian Blood Services (CBS) clinic closure in Brandon continues to sink in, the MGEU is doing everything it can to try and reverse the decision.
As news of Canadian Blood Services (CBS) clinic closure in Brandon continues to sink in, the MGEU is doing everything it can to try and reverse the decision.
Media reports this week once again show how Premier Brian Pallister is moving away from his commitment to protect and invest in public services. The Premier has now publicly admitted that he…
For several months, the provincial government has threatened legislation that would interfere with collective bargaining for public sector workers. Today, the government answered many of these…
As of March 31, 2017, Hospital Home Care Teams (HHCT) will no longer be caring for clients with chronic health issues in their own home ? leaving these clients at greater risk of relying on…
It is with heavy hearts that the MGEU mourns the passing of dedicated labour activist, Joseph Grenier.
On March 16, the Pallister government introduced a new bill that will undermine environmental regulations that protect Manitoba’s drinking water, lakes, and rivers, all in the in the name of…
The residents of Brandon and surrounding areas have been hit with some bad news: Canadian Blood Services will be closing their Brandon facility.
The MTAP is a MGEU membership development program for persons interested in enhancing their skills on representing members in their workplace. This is an intensive six month program which will…
March came in like a lion here in Manitoba and many of us – especially in the west and up north – are still feeling the impact of this week’s blizzard. For many MGEU members, the weather meant…
The National Union of Public and General Employees is looking to MGEU members for creative and heartfelt expressions about why unions are so important.
Late last year, the Pallister government started slowly backing-away from their promise to protect frontline services and the people who deliver them.
On his 1st day on the job, Premier Pallister raised his own pay by 20%. Now he is patting himself on the back for "freezing" his new pay grade. That’s a “fake freeze” by any standard.
Members of Special People in Kildonan East (SPIKE) - Local 266, who provide community living assistance to people living with intellectual disabilities, voted to ratify a new three-year…
In a medical emergency, skills matter ? and a trained, paramedic professional can make a life-and-death difference. That’s the message MGEU ambulance and community paramedics will be sharing…
Following a meeting today with government representatives, MFL President Kevin Rebeck delivered a message to media on behalf of Manitoba's public sector unions.
At a meeting on January 5th, the Minister of Finance and officials, invited Manitoba’s public sector unions to participate in what was referred to as a Fiscal Working Group with a mandate to…
The 21st Prairie School for Union Women is taking place June 11 – 15, 2017 in Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan and the MGEU is sending up to eight (8) MGEU women to help learn, share, and develop…
In a recent memo, the provincial government instructed employees of the Manitoba Home Care Program to stop using the words “Manitoba” and “Program” when referring to their workplace, and MGEU…
Members of Project Neecheewam – Local 139, who provide care for mainly aboriginal youth in need of safe care and treatment, ratified a new three-year collective agreement last…
Employees at Signal Industries in Dauphin were given layoff notices effective immediately and that has raised some serious questions for the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU).