An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
How social networking affects nursing

Overtime: Mandatory Overtime
What to do when the manager is pointing to you

No Cameras Allowed
Witnesses in Brian Sinclair inquest will not be televised

Research to Action
Successful mentorship program set to wrap up

Partnering in a Pandemic
Sandi Mowat spoke to Uof M nursing students about collaborations during the H1N1 Crisis

LRO Reports
Performance Appraisals: Opportunity for open conversation and feedback
Pension and Benefits Overview: Health Spending Account launched
Union Orientation: Learning collective agreement and the bargaining process
Duty to Accommodate: The responsibilities of the employee
MNU gets WCB Decision Overturned: Importance of timeliness
Term Positions: What you should know before you accept

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Reversing the Pension Plunge
Increase in contributions needed to offset effects of the global economic downturn

Overtime: Proceed with Caution
Exploring the effects of working excessive hours

Nurses Take Blood Fight Online
CFNU launches Safe Blood website and calls on members across Canada to act now

MNU Pledges Funds for Haiti
MNU passes motion to contribute $5000 to help in the relief effort in Haiti

Surf to Savings Online
The MNU Member Discount program is back with more offers and available online

_ Workload Staffing Reports: Looking at the Data
Reports show the nursing shortage is still by far the leading cause of most workload/staffing concerns

Tough Times For Alberta Nurses
Government cutbacks and a hiring freeze lead to protests

Research to Action – Manitoba Project Update
Excellence in Long Term Care: An Educational Series for Professionals

Commitment to Caring: Profile
Nurse’s humanitarian mission in Mexico to last three years

MNU Continues CBS Fight
Ignoring Objections, Canadian Blood Services pushes forward with potentially dangerous plans to deskill workforce

MNU Discount Program
MNU Discount Program returns with a whole new look!

H1N1 Experts Converge
Experts from around the world attended an H1N1 Conference held in Winnipeg

H1N1 – Disaster Management
MNU board invites expert from the Office of Disaster Management to respond to our recommendations for H1N1 protocol

CFNU Meets Manitoba Minister
CFNU President met with the Minister of Health about proper protection for healthcare workers during the next wave of H1N1

Research to Action – Manitoba
MNU is a provincial partner in this national initiative to recruit and retain nurses

Break the Silence
Short-staffed? Poor conditions? Workload Staffing Reports are the key to change

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 MNU Special Report on the H1N1 Pandemic
• MNU responds to H1N1 outbreak
• Nurse practitioners volunteer to fight H1N1 in the north
• Unions worldwide support nurses during flu pandemic 

No more shaming nurses
The Province of Manitoba changes Regulated Health Professions Act

Bringing valuable experience
The ARHA recruited 35 internationally-trained nurses from the Philippines

A Commitment to Caring – A New Profile Series
This issue profiles a nurse practitioner running a Teen Clinic in a high school

CFNU Convention – Vancouver
Delegates met for the biennial convention to tackle key issues, i
ncluding MNU support of Aboriginal nurses’ fight for rights  

Losing the locks
Birtle Health Centre nurses shave their heads to raise money for cancer research

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AGM 2009: Highlights 

A Commitment to Caring – A New Profile Series
This issue, two women from Nigeria come to nurse in Winnipeg

Bargaining ’09
The Collective Bargaining Conference to prepare for upcoming negotiations

Nurse Abuse
Statistics Canada reports that less than half of abuse incidents are reported

Right to a Safe Workplace
Shauna Briscoe, MNU LRO, previews a campaign about violence against nurses

Where There’s Smoke... II
CSA creates the first-ever standards to protect against surgical plume

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Lowering the Bar: Canadian Blood Services Decision Opposed 

Research to Action
Federal Funding Grant announced

Compassion Fatigues
Learn not to Burn(out)!

Human Rights Complaints
Discrimination and Harassment

Pension and Benefits Corner
Group Health, Pension, Disability and Rehab Plan updates

MNU President Continues Provincial Tours
Photo-log of the President's Regional tours and visits to Winnipeg Facilities

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Community Nursing: Workplace Safety in the Field 

PCBC Meets
Provincial Collective Bargaining Committee prepares for next Central Table Agreement

MNU Weighs In on Insite Appeal
Mowat responds to Feds’ decision to close down the Insite Safe-Injection Site

“Worksite” vs. “Site”
What is the difference?

Special Report
New Enhanced Group Healthcare Plan

Workplace and Wellness
Canadian nurses speak their minds in National Survey

Front_Lines_Issue_5_Dec_08Shifting Priorities – Finding the Work-Life Balance 

Napping on Nights
A recent study reviews the impact of napping during night shifts

HOPE Springs Eternal
How one Winnipeg nurse is sharing HOPE with those who need it most

Speaking Out
A Brandon nurse challenges editor to back up his opinions

C.O.L.A. – Its the Real Thing
Find out how the Cost of Living Adjustment can affect your pension

Tour of Duty
Talking to nurses across the province is high priority for MNU President

Issue 4, 2008Mowat opposes criticism of ER nurses in the recent HSC tragedy 

Tour of Duty
Talking to nurses across the province is high priority for MNU President

MNU to Appeal Denial
Labour Board denies Norway House nurses application for certification

A Bump on the Blog!
Two recent arbitrations provide a cautionary tale for nurses who “Web Log”

Income Protection
Defining when and how this “sick time” benefit can be used

Are You Eligible?
MNU Union Dues Refund – eligibility requirements and application form

Issue 3, 2008President's Page 

Cover Feature
AGM 2008 Highlights

Subject to Debate
Resolutions affecting the future of nursing and the administration of the MNU.

Insight into Insite
Liz Evans, Executive Director of Insite, North America's first supervised drug injection site.

Yellow Ribbon Awards
Three nurses who exemplify the spirit of advocacy and dedication to patient care.

Saving Lives
Manitoba nurse Gail Fones' address on her work to stop the spread of malaria in Uganda.

Issue 2, 2008 Cover Feature
With nurse abuse even more prevalent than is reported...could it become an epidemic?

Beyond the Occurance
Experts and union leaders educate Seven Oaks General Hospital nurses on the issue of abuse.

MNU Focus On...
Workers' Compensation isssues and meet Shauna Briscoe, Labour Relations Officer for WCB/OH&S.

Get With the Program!
New information on the MNU retail and discount program.

Know Your Stats
Fequently asked questions on recognized holidays and Article 22.

Paper Cut
An articulate rebuttle to errors and exaggerations printed in a Manitoba newspaper editorial.

 Front Lines - Issue 1, 2008 - Bargaining UpdatePresident's Message
Cover Feature
Your Provincial Collective Bargaining Committee
On the Bright Side
Current Indicators show that the Manitoba Economy is strong
Keeping Scores
Nurses, and the public, are behind our efforts during negotiations
Running on Empty
Is Health Care running itself on our overtime?
Retirement Review
Current statistics show an alarming trend developing for nursing
"Unforseen" is just a word...
But could its inclusion suggest we become "one big float pool"?
Across Canada Negotiations
A brief synopsis of what's going on for nurses' unions across the nation.

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A Brief Encounter
The MNU presents their Workplace Safety and Health issues to government
Where there's smoke
The cautery health and safety issues at St. Boniface Hospital
Always a class act
Highlights from this year's session of MNU Labour School
A Port in the Storm
Providing comfortable accommodation for rural patients during long stays
Can casuals cancel?
The memo...the grievance....the decision...our position
2007 Dues refund program
Eligibility rules and dues refund application form

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Collective bargaining conference / Highlights from the 2007 MNU Annual General Meeting / Stephen Lewis praises nurses during his Keynote address / Some highlights from the CFNU Annual General Meeting / The SK Court of Appeal rules on a case of discriminatory seniority / Meet the MNU executive elected at this year's AGM / Yellow Ribbon Awards.