CATEGORIES: News
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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News & Events
CATEGORIES: News
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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CATEGORIES: Media
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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MNU Members vote to ratify Tentative Agreement
Thursday, October 14, 2021
The MNU is pleased to announce that a majority of our members have voted to ratify the tentative agreement that had been reached with the Employers last week.
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CATEGORIES: Media
MEDIA RELEASE: MNU dismayed with Court of Appeal decision on Bill 28
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Manitoba Nurses Union is dismayed at the news today that the Court of Appeal has overturned last year’s ruling by the Court of Queen’s Bench that found Bill 28, the Pallister government’s public sector wage freeze bill, was unconstitutional.
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MNU’s Tentative Agreement and Ratification Vote
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
The MNU is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached with the Employers following seven weeks of mediation.
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CATEGORIES: News
PC Party leadership candidate Heather Stefanson pledges to address critical nursing shortage in Manitoba
Thursday, September 23, 2021
One of the two candidates vying for the leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party has pledged to repair the broken relationship with nurses across our province, the Manitoba Nurses Union announced today.
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CATEGORIES: Events
MNU to Lace Up for Diabetes and celebrate insulin milestone
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
This upcoming year is of huge importance to the diabetes community around the world, and especially in Canada.
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CATEGORIES: News, From Our President
Urgent Bargaining Update
Saturday, June 26, 2021
It is with grateful hearts that we announce we have reached an agreement!
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CATEGORIES: Media
MEDIA RELEASE: Manitoba Nurses vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike mandate
Thursday, June 10, 2021
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Nurses Union wishes to thank all Manitobans who have shown tremendous support for our nurses over the past few weeks; we have received hundreds of messages via social media, email and phone calls to our office.
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MNU mourns loss of nurse due to the pandemic
Thursday, May 13, 2021
The Manitoba Nurses Union would like to express deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of nurse Kim Kotelo, who passed away due to COVID-19 in April at the young age of 26.
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