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MNU President Darlene Jackson reflects on recent conferences

Monday, June 13, 2022

Over the past couple weeks, I had the opportunity to attend two conferences of note: first, a national summit on the staffing crisis facing nurses with the Canadian Federation of Nurses, and then the Prairie Labour School on June 6 and…
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MNU launches National Nursing Week Campaign

Monday, May 16, 2022

This year’s National Nursing Week was May 9 to 15 and, once again, MNU delivered a campaign that had many talking, from the halls of the Manitoba Legislature to the virtual halls of social media, and to the many real halls of our health care…
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Three MNU resolutions pass at MFL Convention

Friday, May 6, 2022

MNU submitted several resolutions to the Manitoba Federation of Labour’s 43rd Convention, which took place virtually on May 5 and 6, 2022. The three resolutions submitted by MNU (including the document letter and number) were on increased…
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MNU AGM recap

Thursday, April 28, 2022

We would like to thank all of the MNU members who participated in yesterday’s MNU AGM, our second virtual one, and – we sincerely hope – our last one in this format. We fully recognize that it is not the same as being in-person, so for next…
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MNU marks National Day of Mourning

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The National Day of Mourning, which takes place annually on April 28, commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace-related hazards and occupational exposures, and calls on employers and governments…
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New documentary based on nurse’s journey to Iraq

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

The creators of Me, Mahmoud and the Mint Plant recently contacted MNU to invite all our members to view their short documentary. This doc is set in war-torn Mosul, Iraq, in 2017, when Canadian nurse Trish Newport developed an unlikely…
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President Jackson featured in Winnipeg Free Press column

Monday, April 4, 2022

In this extensive piece, Winnipeg Free Press columnist Dan Lett interviewed MNU President Darlene Jackson about the recent surgical backlog announcement by Health Minister Audrey Gordon and the task force appointed to deal with it.
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Introducing MNU Surveys!

Monday, April 4, 2022

Mandatory overtime? Reassigned? Missed breaks or meal time? We want to know! MNU is proud to announce that we are launching an online survey platform that will host forms that can be used to report mandatory overtime, reassignments and…
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MNU launches “The Frontline Is Not Okay” mini-docs

Monday, March 21, 2022

MNU is proud to announce that a series of mini-documentary videos are now available for viewing at innercourage.ca!
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MNU launches WSRs at Health Sciences Centre

Monday, March 14, 2022

MNU is pleased to announce that the online Workload Staffing Report system has launched at Health Sciences Centre. MNU Workplace Staffing Reports, also known as WSRs, are extremely valuable to us, so we encourage our members at HSC and the…
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MNU marks International Women’s Day

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

March 8 is International Women’s Day, and the theme for 2022 is #BreakTheBias – a theme which we as nurses in Canada have experienced firsthand. Bias is a preconceived or unreasoned feeling or opinion, and women face it all over the world, in…
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Minister pens column in support of nurses

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

In the midst of this ongoing pandemic, it was so very uplifting to see in the Winnipeg Free Press last week a column written by Michael Wilson, the minister at Charleswood United Church.
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Manitoba Health Coalition calls for Public Inquiry

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The Manitoba Health Coalition (MHC) announced a call for a Public Inquiry into the province’s handling of COVID-19, to be conducted immediately, so that a report can be published in 2022.
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Kim Kotelo Memorial Award for Nurses

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Red River College announced the establishment of the Kim Kotelo Memorial Award for Nurses, which is valued at $1,000 and will be presented annually to a student completing their third year of the Bachelor of Nursing program. Kim was a…
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MNU Statement on the Manitoba Government's Throne Speech

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Today, the Manitoba government of Premier Heather Stefanson delivered its first Throne Speech, which included specific commitments that touched on nursing issues in our province, but ones that continue to fall short.
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