Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba is facing a $1.4 billion cut to health care funding by the federal government over the next ten years. By refusing to sign a new health accord with the provinces, the federal government is abandoning its responsibility to protect quality public health care services for all Manitobans.
Join CUPE National President Paul Moist, and Council of Canadians National Chairperson Maude Barlow at a free, open to the public Town Hall meeting on the future of health care in Canada.
Thursday, April 17 from 7pm - 9pm at Canad Inns Club Regent Hotel (1415 Regent Ave. W).
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Winnipeg – Manitobans, including CUPE health care support workers, will be demonstrating outside the constituency offices of Conservative Members of Parliament in Winnipeg, calling for a new federal Health Accord.
The 10-year Health Accord negotiated between the federal and provincial governments in 2004 expired today, and the federal Conservatives have refused to negotiate a new Health Accord with the provinces.
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Winnipeg – Long-term care workers in Manitoba are rallying at the Manitoba Legislature between 12:00 and 1:00pm on Tuesday, October 29th calling on the provincial and federal governments to improve the quality and standard of care in personal care homes.
“Our members are dedicated and hard-working health care support workers” states Kelly Moist, President of CUPE Manitoba “we are taking action to ensure the best level of care possible for our elders”.
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Winnipeg – An overwhelming majority (85%) of employees at Lions Housing Personal Care Home voted in favour of a strike mandate for a second time in a vote conducted on Friday, October 18th.
“Long term care workers deserve fairness and respect” states Daniel Richards, Treasurer of CUPE Local 3729, “we are underpaid, overworked, short-staffed, and cannot provide the level and quality of care that we think Manitobans deserve”.
Health care aides at Lions Housing Personal Care Home will be holding a second information picket on Monday, August 19th from 2:30 – 4:30 pm.
CUPE Local 3729 is organizing the information picket to raise public awareness towards the ongoing issue of working short staffed in the personal care home, as well as to the low wages these health care aides are paid.
Winnipeg – Health care aides at Lions Housing Personal Care Home will be holding an information picket on Thursday, August 8th from 2:30 – 4:30 pm.
CUPE Local 3729 is organizing the information picket to raise public awareness towards the ongoing issue of working short staffed in the personal care home, as well as to the low wages health care aides are expected to perform their duties on.
Manitoba Minister of Health Theresa Oswald has once again proclaimed the second week of October as Health Care Support Workers' Week!
This is a week designated to honour and celebrate all the health care support workers in Manitoba who work tirelessly every day to keep Manitobans safe, healthy and happy!
CUPE is proud to be an integral part in ensuring that Manitoba's health care support workers are recognized for the important work you do.