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.
A Labour Day greeting, from President, Gina McKay:
Sisters, Brothers, Friends,
On behalf of CUPE Manitoba, I want to wish all 37,000 CUPE members in Manitoba a Happy Labour Day!
Labour Day holds an important significance in our country and in our communities, from coast to coast to coast.
In Manitoba, it is a day when we recognize the tireless efforts and commitments of workers and their families, and celebrate the important roles each and every one of us plays in building safer, stronger public services in our province.
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Progressive Conservative government is moving ahead with their plan to build new schools using an unaccountable, costly, and problematic model, says CUPE Manitoba.
“The Stefanson Government is making a big mistake by building nine new schools under the public-private partnership (P3) model,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.
On July 13, CUPE 500, representing municipal staff at the Brady Road Resource Management Facility, including the landfill and 4R Winnipeg Depot, provided a letter of support to the organizers and families who are calling for a search for MMIWG2S at the site.
In our July 13 message we expressed that we are deeply concerned with the City and Province’s inability to provide support and closure for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI* members of the community.
The Brandon Clinic informed CUPE Local 2096 and the Brandon community that the walk-in clinic will be closed, effective July 4, 2023.
“Walk-in services at the Brandon Clinic are yet another victim of the provincial government’s inability to attract and retain doctors and other health care workers to Manitoba” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.
As a lead sponsor, CUPE Manitoba is pleased to join the 2023 Manitoba Filipino Street Festival June 24-25 at the Maples Multiplex Grounds, 434 Adsum Drive. We will have a tent and booth set up for all to come by.
CUPE members are invited to join CUPE Manitoba's float in the cultural parade at 11 AM on Saturday, June 24.
June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. On Saturday, June 17th, APTN will be hosting Indigenous Day Live at the Forks in Winnipeg, and CUPE -- both CUPE National and CUPE Manitoba -- is proud to be a major sponsor of the event.
CUPE Manitoba will have a booth at the Forks where we will be giving out free prints of Aaron Paquette's beautiful Water is Life poster and promoting the CUPE's Water is Life pledge.
BRANDON, TREATY 2 – Today the Brandon Clinic informed CUPE Local 2096 that seven health care workers are being laid off due to funding constraints, in what is being described as a shock to the community in Brandon.
“There is no legitimate reason that nurses at Brandon Clinic should be receiving layoff notices, especially with the critical shortage of health workers across Manitoba,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.
CUPE Manitoba has launched an email petition calling on the Stefanson Conservatives to address the crisis in Home Care.
This Home Care petition follows the ongoing Health Care and Anti-Privatization petitions on our We Work for Manitoba website that have seen more than 10,000 emails sent to the Premier, to government Ministers, and to local MLA's.
The week of April 23 to 29 is the Week of the Early Childhood Educator.
We take time to recognize and thank all the Early Childhood Educators in Manitoba who work tirelessly to support our community’s children.
To raise awareness in the community about this important week, CUPE Manitoba is running radio ads across the province– from Flin Flon to Winkler, to support child care workers, and thank them for their commitment to the health, happiness, and education of our children.