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Selkirk – After last minute negotiations through a provincial conciliation officer, the CUPE Local 2348 strike committee has agreed to push back their strike deadline, pending the outcome of continued talks slated for early next week.
“It is our hope that the employer will return to the bargaining table with an offer that our members can agree to” said CUPE National Representative, Sheree Capar “at the end of the day, our priority is to reach a fair agreement, and this is a positive step towards that goal”.

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Selkirk – Employees of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – Interlake Region, represented by CUPE Local 2348 are preparing to strike, as early as Thursday, May 8th at 8:30 am.
CMHA – Interlake Region staff assist in locating safe and affordable housing for community members who live with mental illness and help them with rehabilitation, training, and life skills.

Community

CUPE Manitoba encourages all CUPE members to come out to the 2014 May Day march, Thursday, May 1st!

The event takes place at Winnipeg City Hall, at 5:30pm. Join together with our brothers and sisters in memory and celebration of the struggles and victories of the working class!

Following the May Day march is the May Day Cabaret at the King's Head Pub, featuring local music from Pat Krawac, Ras Tamils, Debbie Patterson, and Lindsay Jane!

Community

April 28 has been designated by Parliament as the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job.

Please take the time to attend one of the many events in your community to honour, reflect, and celebrate the lives of Manitobans who were killed on the job, and call for action to ensure that nobody dies at work, or from work-related injuries.

Health Care

Protect, strengthen and expand health care; town hall meeting in Winnipeg
Winnipeg - Manitoba is facing a $1.4 billion cut to health care funding by the federal government over the next ten years. By refusing to sign a new health accord with the provinces, the federal government is abandoning its responsibility to protect quality public health care services for all Manitobans.

Health Care

Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba is facing a $1.4 billion cut to health care funding by the federal government over the next ten years. By refusing to sign a new health accord with the provinces, the federal government is abandoning its responsibility to protect quality public health care services for all Manitobans.

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Join CUPE National President Paul Moist, and Council of Canadians National Chairperson Maude Barlow at a free, open to the public Town Hall meeting on the future of health care in Canada.

Thursday, April 17 from 7pm - 9pm at Canad Inns Club Regent Hotel (1415 Regent Ave. W).

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Health Care

Winnipeg – Manitobans, including CUPE health care support workers, will be demonstrating outside the constituency offices of Conservative Members of Parliament in Winnipeg, calling for a new federal Health Accord.

The 10-year Health Accord negotiated between the federal and provincial governments in 2004 expired today, and the federal Conservatives have refused to negotiate a new Health Accord with the provinces.

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Meetings and Conventions

CUPE members from across Manitoba gathered in Brandon for the 51st CUPE Manitoba Convention to discuss, debate, and set a strong agenda for CUPE in the coming year. Nearly 200 members, activists, staff, and guests met at Brandon’s Keystone Centre from March 16th - March 19th and tackled issues including the dangers of multi-tiered collective agreements, access to clean public drinking water in Northern and Aboriginal communities, the Health Accord campaign, expanding the CPP, and mobilizing for the upcoming 2014 municip

al elections – among many more!