The Provincial Government announced it would suspend all publicly funded schools in Manitoba for three weeks beginning March 23, and ending April 6. This measure is being taken to help slow the spread of the virus COVID-19 in Manitoba.
On Friday, March 13 CUPE reached out to the Minister of Education’s office to express our concerns.
*note this update is as of March 17, 2020.
CUPE members work hard every day to deliver quality public services that our communities can rely on across Manitoba. We want to thank all members who are working on the front lines of the current coronavirus outbreak.
At this time, we know that public services and the workers that deliver these services are more important than ever as we face a global pandemic.
WINNIPEG – CUPE is calling on School Divisions to cancel school bus routes, following the
Louis Riel School Division’s (LRSD) March 15th email to parents noting that school bus drivers
are expected to conduct medical assessments of students prior to letting them on the bus.
Additionally, according to the email, school bus drivers are required to permit students on the bus
who exhibit flu-like symptoms.
CUPE is committed to standing up for the health, safety, and workplace rights of our Community Services and Home Care members. We have received a lot of feedback from members concerning the WRHA’s response and preparedness for COVID-19.
Thank you to all members who have reached out with your suggestions and concerns.
As COVID-19 continues to affect our community and our workplaces, rest assured that it has the full attention of CUPE Manitoba.
We are monitoring the situation as it affects our members across all sectors, participating in discussions with employers and government, and we are working hard to ensure that our members' concerns are at the forefront of our union’s response to the pandemic.
The CUPE Manitoba Annual Convention scheduled for April 15-17, 2020, will be postponed to a later date.
Out of an abundance of caution related to the COVID-19 pandemic, CUPE Manitoba will not be holding our annual convention until the pandemic has subsided, or until health authorities recommend such gatherings can take place without potentially putting participants at risk of contact with COVID-19.
Union education means union power!
The power to defend out rights as workers, to protect the services we provide, and to build caring communities.
This year’s Spring/Summer Education Calendar covers a range of topics that will make our union stronger by equipping CUPE activists with new skills through course materials, and sharing with each other.
CUPE welcomes new members in the WRHA, Shared Health, Southern Health, and the North
All health care workers are now members of their new union.
CUPE is pleased to welcome new and returning members to CUPE: in Southern Health-Santé Sud, the Northern Regional Health Authority, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Shared Health.
Contract language includes paid days off for traditional Indigenous ceremony
Employees at the Indigenous Women’s Healing Centre in Winnipeg have ratified their first collective agreement with CUPE Local 2348.
“We are excited that this group now has the protection of a CUPE Collective Agreement” says Allen Bleich, CUPE National Servicing Representative.
The Manitoba Throne Speech offers little reassurance that the provincial government will support public education and child care, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
“With the elimination of the education property tax, we are concerned that the government will resort to school cuts, especially under the auspices of the K-12 review,” said Abe Araya, President of Manitoba.