CUPE reached a tentative agreement on August 29, 2022. CUPE will be hosting Info Sessions both in person and virtually via Zoom (see links below).
Members can attend any of the virtual or in-person meetings at the hotels/inns or halls or at their own Employer’s site.
The information is the same for everyone.
Late last night (Monday, August 29, 2022) the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) health care bargaining team and the Provincial Health Labour Relations Services (PHLRS) reached a tentative agreement after twenty-one months of bargaining, for 18,000 health care support workers in Manitoba.
The CUPE bargaining team includes representatives from CUPE 204 (Shared Health, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority), CUPE 4270 (Southern Health-Santé Sud), CUPE 8600 (Northern Regional Health Authority), and CUPE 500 (Riverview Health Centre/WRHA).
CUPE continues to negotiate your collective agreement with the goal of leaving no health care worker behind.
Your negotiating team continues to meet with the mediator, Arne Peltz, including on July 28th and 29th as well as August 3rd and 4th in the evenings. Mediation will continue August 10th, 29th and 30th.
The U.S. Supreme Court has made a decision that directly targets the health & safety, human rights, and reproductive health rights for those accessing abortion and reproductive health services in the United States.
The court’s decision is rooted in politicizing and legislating the rights and decisions away from those needing safe and legal abortion and reproductive health services in their home communities.
CUPE met with the mediator, Mr. Arne Peltz, on May 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th. An additional day for mediation was added on June 1st. Mediation will continue June 20 - 23, 2022.
CUPE continued to meet with the Provincial Health Labour Relations Services (PHLRS) to finalize negotiation of the Letters of Understanding and any changes to the pension and benefits articles on May 4th, 11th, and 18th.
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Staff at Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc. (Ndinawe) voted overwhelmingly to join CUPE, Canada’s largest union.
Ndinawe is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping at-risk youth in Winnipeg.
“We are very pleased to welcome the staff at Ndinawe into CUPE,” said Gina McKay, CUPE Manitoba President. “The staff at Ndinawe are known for their compassion and tireless efforts for our community’s youth, and CUPE is proud to unite with these workers to help improve their own working environment.
CUPE Manitoba President Gina McKay presented to the Standing Committee on Justice hearing on Bill 2: The Public Services Sustainability Repeal Act.
The Manitoba government’s introduction of Bill 28: The Public Services Sustainability Act in 2017, threw labour relations into chaos, and was cited as “unconstitutional” by the court of Queen’s Bench after CUPE and other unions challenged it in court through the Manitoba Federation of Labour.
CUPE met with the Provincial Health Labour Relations Services (PHLRS) on April 20, 2022 and have confirmed Mr. Arne Peltz as the mediator.
The first dates available to meet with Mr. Peltz to begin the process are May 24-27, 2022. The next available mediation dates will be in mid-June. More dates will be booked as they become available.
WINNIPEG – The 2022 Manitoba budget continues to put public services at risk, says CUPE Manitoba.
“Manitobans expect to see a budget that protects the public services they rely on,” says
Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba. “This government continues to cut taxes for ideological reasons rather than fully supporting our schools and health care facilities.
Winnipeg – Today the Manitoba Government announced new funding towards staffing in long-term care facilities, but fails to address systemic staffing shortages for Manitoba’s care homes, according to CUPE.
“While we welcome additional funding for long term care staffing, the government has missed this moment in time to address systemic staffing shortages across long-term and seniors’ care” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.