Seven pre-budget consultation meetings taking place across the Province with Finance Minister Stan Struthers are scheduled to begin January 21 in Winnipeg.

Yesterday the City of Winnipeg formally announced its commitment to hire 12 new paramedics, allowing an additional ambulance to be staffed 24/7, and hire 10 additional fire paramedic dispatch…

Manitoba Correctional Officers will no doubt welcome the news of a new Dauphin jail, but the government’s overall plan to remedy chronic overcrowding in Manitoba jails has in no way been…

The MGEU is hosting a Family Fun Skate on February 17 in Neepawa.

This afternoon, members of Unionware Local 193 unanimously voted to accept a new 4-year contract which includes wage increases in each year, as well as new language on travel compensation,…

Due to an administrative error by the Manitoba Labour Board, the Prairie Mountain Health representation vote for health care support service workers that was mailed out on January 4th has been…

Today, members of MGEU Locals 200 and 400: Canadian Blood Services overwhelmingly rejected a tentative agreement with their employer.

On Wednesday, December 12th, the Unionware bargaining committee (Local 193) reached a tentative 4-year agreement with the employer.

After receiving a new offer from MPI management on December 6, the MGEU bargaining committee has finalized the schedule for the ratification vote to take place between January 8 and 30.

On December 10, the provincial government announced that it had extended its own timeline to balance the budget. In response, MGEU President Michelle Gawronsky sent the following letter to…

Sandy Bay First Nation residents will be taking action to highlight the problems facing aboriginal people on Saturday, December 15 by shutting down part of the Trans-Canada Highway.

The Manitoba Federation of Labour is encouraging people to visit their website and tell their stories about workers compensation claims that have been denied.

The Manitoba Government has announced its intention to sell the publicly-owned Property Registry to Ontario-based Teranet. The move marks a departure for the government, as it is the first…

A meeting with the Manitoba Labour Board, representatives from the MGEU, MAHCP, and Prairie Mountain Health was held today to count ballots in the Technical Professional Paramedical (TPP)…

On Thursday, December 6th, the Canadian Blood Services bargaining committee (Local 200 and 400) reached a tentative agreement with the employer.

As early as 2002, front-line child welfare workers repeatedly wrote letters to government, warning that those providing service were struggling, leaving vulnerable children at greater risk.

The MGEU and Manitoba Public Insurance have jointly agreed to recommend the Conciliator’s report, dated December 6, 2012. The report outlines five additions to the original offer which have…

An unidentified man called Winnipeg Police to report a threat against the safety of a social worker testifying at the Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry. MGEU immediately called for greater security at…

Yesterday, the Province announced it will be providing more than 1,000 free defibrillators to public places in order to ensure the life saving help cardiac arrest victims need is nearby.

The proposed new rules will see speed limits imposed when passing emergency responders or road-side workers (including tow-trucks) who have stopped or are working on the highway, with their…