WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Frontline health care support workers in Extendicare personal care homes will be picketing outside Tuxedo Villa Personal Care Home today, April 9, calling out the private operator’s broken payroll system that has resulted in dozens of grievances.
“Care workers shouldn’t have to be worried every two weeks if they are being paid correctly,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.
Winnipeg, Treaty 1 – Manitoba’s largest union is applauding the NDP government’s first budget, which should help address chronic understaffing in healthcare, childcare, municipal services, and education.
“Hiring 600 health care aides will help fill the staffing holes created by the previous government”, said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba. “We hear every day from health care support staff across Manitoba who are calling for backup, and now the help is coming”.
Today at Extendicare's Maples care home in Winnipeg, Locals 2719 and 1475 announced a 99% strike mandate vote The private, FOR-PROFIT Maples was the site of Manitoba's deadliest COVID outbreak in 2020, infecting 231 residents and staff, with 56 residents losing their lives Extendicare has sent more than $84 million…
WINNIPEG – The Canadian Union of Public Employees will be sharing the results of strike votes by CUPE members at Extendicare Maples and Oakview Place at the next information rally.
CUPE Local 2719 President Virginia Monton and Manitoba Health Coalition Provincial Director Thomas Linner will join long-term care workers and allies at a rally at Extendicare Maples to raise awareness about the unfair offer from the for-profit care provider that continues to pay tens of millions in dividends to shareholders every quarter.
Monday, September 11, 2023 -- Today members of CUPE Local 1475 in Winnipeg at Extendicare's Oakview Place care home were joined by CUPE National President Mark Hancock, CUPE Manitoba President Gina McKay, Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevein Rebeck, Local 204 President Debbie Boissonneault, NDP leader Wab Kinew and NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara, the Manitoba Nurses Union, and many others.
CUPE is celebrating the work of its thousands of members in health care support roles across Manitoba. The Manitoba Government officially proclaimed October 18 as Health Care Support Workers’ Day.
“Health care support workers are the pillars of our health care system,” stated Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba. “They keep our health care system running, despite the government’s inability to provide adequate support to frontline health care workers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic”.
Former employees are entitled to receive any applicable retroactive pay provided they request the retroactive pay from their former Employer in writing no later than ninety (90) days after the ratification date, September 23, 2022.
As part of the written request submitted the employee MUST include the following:
Email Subject line must state “Retro Request for (employee name) terminated employee(CUPE)”
Date of retirement/resignation
Name of the Employer that the employee is requesting retro payment from
Employee’s current mailing address
Direct deposit information, if it has changed since you were last employed
Employer Organization Contact
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All sites – email Payroll – payroll@nrha.
Update for CUPE health care support members
CUPE Health Care Support Staff from CUPE 204/Shared Health and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA), CUPE 500/WRHA – Riverview Health Centre and WRHA Corporate, CUPE 4270/ Southern Health-Santé Sud (SH-SS) and CUPE 8600/Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) have voted to accept the new collective agreement.
The ratification date is September 23, 2022. The collective agreement will expire on March 31, 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rz_G9xnrzs Memorandum of Settlement: https://cupe.mb.ca/2022/09/07/health-care-memorandum-of-settlement/ Info Session Schedule: https://cupe.mb.ca/2022/09/01/health-care-contract-ratification-info-sessions/
CUPE health care members in CUPE 204, CUPE 500, CUPE 4270, and CUPE 8600 are encouraged to review the Memorandum of Settlement and Letters of Understanding.
Click here to download and review (.pdf) the Memorandum of Understanding.