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Child care workers support the closing of centres as part of health officials’ call for social distancing. However, Manitoba’s non-profit child care workers are deeply concerned that the closures of child care centres, and shift to private home-based day care will leave them without employment in the future.

“Government support to child care in Manitoba during COVID-19 is important, but the government’s
approach could lead to undermining non-profit child care centres in the future,” said Abe Araya, President of CUPE Manitoba.

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WINNIPEG – The 2020 Manitoba budget does little to ensure the public health funding that will be
needed to properly contain the coronavirus now, and in the future – says CUPE Manitoba, the
province’s largest union.

“Public Health should be getting a huge cash infusion to staff up for public health task forces,
immunization clinics, and ensuring enforcement of quarantine: instead this government is cutting
public health during a time of its most dire need,” says Abe Araya, President of CUPE Manitoba.

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The 2020 CUPE Manitoba Annual Convention will take place April 15 - 18 at the Canad Inns Destination Centre, Club Regent in Winnipeg. Download the 1st call for more information

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Today’s election announcement by the Pallister Conservatives to eliminate school boards’ ability to set education taxes comes with a major question: where is the money for our schools going to come from?

Over the past number of years, the provincial share of funding for schools has decreased, leaving local school boards to pick up the tab through property taxes.

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Union representation votes triggered by the provincial government’s Health Sector Bargaining Unit Review Act (HSBURA) resulted in significant change for health care workers in Manitoba.

CUPE is proud that health care workers in the Northern Regional Health Authority Community Support and Facility Support votes, including Home Care chose CUPE to lead them into bargaining.

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Union representation votes triggered by the provincial government’s Health Sector Bargaining Unit Review Act (HSBURA) resulted in significant change for health care workers in Manitoba.

CUPE is proud that health care workers in the Southern Health – Santé Sud Community Support and Facility Support votes, including Villa Youville, and Home Care and Community Programs, chose CUPE to lead them into bargaining.

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Union representation votes triggered by the provincial government’s Health Sector Bargaining Unit Review Act (HSBURA) resulted in significant change for health care workers in Manitoba.

CUPE is proud that health care workers in WRHA Community Support and Facility Support and Shared Health Community and Facility votes, including Home Care workers, chose CUPE to lead them into bargaining.

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New details on the upcoming health care representation votes have been released. The latest update can be found by clicking on the link: Bulletin_Health_Care_Update_on_Votes_2019_04_25

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CUPE National Convention is October 7 – October 11 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec. The official call for the 29th CUPE National Convention (along with credential forms) will be emailed by JULY 9th. Click here for more information.

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March 21 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. On this day, and every day, we continue to confront racism however it shows itself, including racial profiling and criminalization, lack of employment and education opportunities, precarious work, unequal access to public services, environmental racism and lack of basic human rights for migrant workers.