On February 11, CUPE Manitoba President Gina McKay presented a number of CUPE priorities to the Manitoba Minister of Finance during the government’s budget consultation.
McKay highlighted the importance of investing in good Manitoba jobs, bringing services and work back in-house from the previous government's privatization, and rejecting continued privatization of public services.
Manitoba’s largest health care union applauds government efforts to fix health care
For immediate release
February 7, 2025
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – The union representing 19,000 health care support workers in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Shared Health applauds the NDP government’s efforts to address the staffing crises, calling it a “huge relief” for front-line workers.
For immediate release February 5, 2025
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – The union representing 19,000 health care support workers in Manitoba is welcoming the government’s move to change leadership at Shared Health and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
“For too long the health authorities have been replacing dedicated front-line health workers with private agency staff, and we are pleased to see the government’s efforts to ensure a change in direction,” said Shannon McAteer, Health Care Coordinator for the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
The Manitoba Health Coalition is Currently Hiring a Provincial Director!
On behalf of the Manitoba Health Coalition, we are posting the position of Provincial Director.
Click below to download a copy of the Job Description to learn more:
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Resumes are due to the attention of Teresa Bowerman, at MAHCP, by November 13, 2024, 4:30 p.
This week, CUPE is celebrating the 19,000 CUPE members who work as health care support workers across Manitoba in Locals 204, 8600, 4270, and 500. The Manitoba Government has proclaimed October 21 – 25 as Health Care Support Workers’ Week.
“Health care support workers are part of the foundation of our health care system and a critical part of the health care team,” says Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.
Today at noon, CUPE members in Locals 204, 4270, and 500 completed their ratification vote. See the new Health Care Bargaining update: CUPE HC Bargaining Update 2024 10 18
Your activism and solidarity won us a tentative agreement! The Health Care Strike organizing team is canceling tomorrow’s protest as we work on next steps.
Each Local (Locals 204, 500, 4270) will be reaching out to members soon to schedule online information sessions to review details of the tentative agreement, and when you can vote on it.
October 4, 2024
Earlier today, the employer requested that we enter “conciliation” to continue negotiations into the weekend. We have agreed to move forward with conciliation in an attempt to achieve what we have heard from our members as their top priorities: improved wages that don’t leave anyone behind and improvements to working conditions.
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Health care support workers in Manitoba are experiencing a new kind of health care cut, according to a survey conducted from over 5,000 support workers in the WRHA, Shared Health, Southern Health-Santé Sud, and the Northern Regional Health Authority.
One in sixteen Manitoba health care support workers report relying on foodbanks or charity, while one in nine have faced housing insecurity.
Your CUPE bargaining team met with the employer today expecting a meaningful proposal at the bargaining table. Unfortunately, the employer came back to the table with no new offer.
CUPE is fighting for a fair deal and better working conditions for Health Care Workers, and we continue to prepare for our strike deadline of October 8th.