CUPE Local 2348 (Midwives) reach tentative agreement
Winnipeg – Midwives, represented by CUPE Local 2348, have voted in favour of a new collective agreement that helps to support midwifery services in Winnipeg. “After a difficult round of bargaining, we...
View ArticleCharleswood Care Centre Employees Hold Info Pickets
Winnipeg – Employees at Charleswood Care Centre are holding information pickets in an effort to raise public awareness that in Manitoba private, for-profit long-term care workers have very little...
View ArticleCUPE stands in solidarity with Tolko workers in The Pas
It is with great dismay that CUPE has learned of the closing of the Tolko Industries paper and saw mill in The Pas, Manitoba, resulting in the loss of over 250 jobs. While CUPE does not represent Tolko...
View ArticleMember Update on Government’s Plans for Wage Freezes and Caps, Health Care...
Today, the Pallister government unveiled plans to make sweeping changes that affect CUPE members. WAGES FREEZES AND CAPS The Canadian Union of Public Employees Manitoba is disappointed to see the...
View ArticleManitoba health care workers concerned with Pallister’s health care cuts
Health care workers in Manitoba are deeply concerned with the Progressive Conservatives’ approach to the province’s health care system. Today’s announcement outlining the closure of emergency rooms at...
View ArticleCUPE Local 1973 fights back against ER and program cuts
CUPE Local 1973 members took action today to protest the closure of programs at Concordia Hospital. Hundreds of members, residents from the community, and supporters from other unions showed up...
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Manitoba budget leaves doors wide open for privatization
Winnipeg – CUPE Manitoba is concerned that the provincial budget announced today leaves the door open for the unchecked privatization of public services and programs, while eroding existing public...
View ArticleSeven Oaks Hospital health care support staff to hold rally today
Winnipeg – health care support staff at Seven Oaks Hospital represented by CUPE Local 2509 are holding a rally on Thursday, April 20 at 11:30am in front of the Seven Oaks Hospital grounds. “Health care...
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Anti-labour Bills in Manitoba Pass Committee Hearings
Winnipeg – The Pallister Conservative government has pushed two anti-labour Bills through the committee stage and into Third Hearing, which could ultimately result in the passing of the legislation....
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Building a Stronger Health Care Union
– Strengthening CUPE Health Care – The provincial government has introduced legislation to change health care across Manitoba. Because of this, your union, CUPE, is being proactive and will be...
View ArticleCUPE 8600 to hold info pickets against cuts to northern health care
Flin Flon – Health care support workers in the Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) are holding info pickets on Thursday, May 25th from 11am – 4pm at Pioneer Square in Flin Flon against the...
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Pallister government passes reckless legislation – CUPE
Winnipeg – With the conclusion of the 41st Legislature, the Pallister government is willfully passing legislation that will disrupt health care, hurt working families, and will leave Manitobans with...
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CUPE remains opposed to ER, Urgent Care closures and program changes
WINNIPEG – The Canadian Union of Public Employees remains opposed to the sweeping changes to Winnipeg’s health care services announced by the WRHA in April 2017. These changes included the closure of...
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Pallister Government’s Plan for Health Care: Create as much confusion as...
Today the Minister of Health has once again announced major changes to Manitoba’s health care system. These changes will cause greater confusion and frustration within the health care system which is...
View ArticlePublic Sector Unions File for Injunction Against Heavy-Handed New Labour Law
Via Manitoba Federation of Labour Today the Partnership to Defend Public Services, representing more than 110,000 Manitoba workers, filed for an injunction against the so-called Public Services...
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CUPE members protest cuts to health care in Manitoba
CUPE members were out en-force on July 6, protesting the Manitoba government’s cuts to health care. “Employees at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) and CancerCare Manitoba are overworked, understaffed, and...
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WRHA announces cuts to frontline workers, more health care closures
The WRHA has once again announced a slew of cuts to patient care and privatization of services that will directly affect Manitobans and the front-line health care workers who provide the services....
View ArticleCUPE concerned with new for-profit MRI clinic in Niverville, Manitoba
WINNIPEG – CUPE is expressing deep concern with the proposed new private MRI clinic announced by Niverville Heritage Holdings Inc. This new MRI clinic is planning to charge between $1,000 and $1,300...
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