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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.
A Message from CUPE Manitoba President, Gina McKay
Recently in Manitoba, we have seen groups working to condemn and violate human rights, limiting gender/sexual health, and pushing to ban books in our province.
While we celebrate advances made, we must always be cognizant that there is still a long way to go and that in each of our communities, there continues to be people fuelled by fear, hate, and trans/homophobia that will work to remove rights and the dignity of those they deem different from themselves.
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.
Highlights from the 2023 CUPE Manitoba Convention
Brandon, Manitoba, Treaty 2 – Over two hundred union activists and friends from across Manitoba gathered May 17 – 19, 2023 in Brandon, Treaty 2 Territory, for the annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Manitoba.
“37,000 CUPE members from across the province are mobilizing and fighting back against the Stefanson government’s years of attacks on working people in Manitoba,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.
We are very happy to spotlight some of the incredible speakers who will be presenting to CUPE Manitoba delegates next week at our 59th Annual Convention.
Today is the final day of the Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) Week, an important annual week taking place April 23-29th, that recognizes the work and leadership of ECEs for our community’s children throughout Manitoba.
To wrap up this important week, President Gina McKay shared a thank you to all ECEs on behalf of 37,000 CUPE members across Manitoba, sharing that "as workers who have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen firsthand the incredible value Child Care workers provide in every community" noting that they have kept families supported, and cared for, by upholding a pillar for Manitobans so that they were able to continue to keep communities functioning throughout the pandemic.
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.
President Gina McKay is on tour from Brandon to Flin Flon April 16-20 with stops in Brandon, Dauphin, Swan River, The Pas, and Flin Flon. Follow CUPE Manitoba on Facebook for photos and updates. Gina is hosting regional meetings and visiting worksites to connect with members, along with CUPE's health care and municipal sector coordinators.
A letter from Daniel Richards, 2SLGBTQI+ Diversity Representative – CUPE Manitoba
This Friday and every March 31st most of the world observes International Trans Day of Visibility. A day to celebrate trans people and raise awareness about the discrimination still faced by Transgender people worldwide.
In 1948 the United Nations proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to set out fundamental human rights to be universally protected.