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Happy National Nursing Week!

Monday, May 12, 2025

Today, I want to pay tribute to every nurse in this province. To the nurses who came before me. To the ones standing shoulder to shoulder with me. To the ones just beginning their journey. And to those yet to come.
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June 2024 message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Monday, June 10, 2024

The past couple weeks have been a busy time for MNU, with us welcoming nurses from Alberta and Saskatchewan, the Pride parades in Winnipeg and Dauphin, and proceeding with next steps in regards to the outcome of the various regional votes on…
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May 2024 message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Monday, May 13, 2024

News of the tentative Central Table agreement garnered a lot of attention from media and the public due to the historic nature of how quickly this agreement was reached, especially compared to the last round. We know that members who are in…
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April 2024 message from President Darlene Jackson

Monday, April 15, 2024

Today we officially launched our new campaign, which we had been letting out a little at a time over the past month. Billboards and bus shelters all around this province will reference what’s most important to us right now… RADICAL CHANGE.
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MNU President’s message of thanks

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Over the past several weeks, Regional AGMs were held across our province. MNU President Darlene Jackson would like to thank everyone involved in these meetings, from the executives to the rank-and-file members that attended them!
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March 2024 message from President Darlene Jackson

Monday, March 18, 2024

In late February, our Provincial Collective Bargaining Committee (PCBC) met with the Provincial Health Labour Relations Secretariat (PHLRS) to begin negotiations for a new Central Table collective agreement. Bargaining is ongoing with…
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February 2024 message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 49th MNU AGM at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg on May 7 and 8, 2024. Presidents are required to register all voting delegates and observers after respective Worksite/Local AGMs.…
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January message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Monday, January 22, 2024

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) will once again be conducting a Viewpoints Research survey of nurses across Canada on the impact of the critical nursing shortage. This survey was set to start running January 15 until February 5, which
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December message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Friday, December 22, 2023

As we mark the end of a very eventful year, I’d like to thank our members for the solidarity and activism shown over the past year. In the lead up to the provincial election in October, we saw how your contributions – such as you talking to…
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November message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Monday, November 27, 2023

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara as well as Manitoba’s deputy health minister. These meetings were fruitful, as we were able to have frank discussions on the problems plaguing our public health…
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Second October message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Monday, October 30, 2023

During the swearing-in ceremony for the new Manitoba government, which took place on Oct. 18, we learned that Union Station MLA Uzoma Asagwara was named Minister of Health and Deputy Premier of Manitoba. At MNU, we are very pleased to see a…
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October message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

MNU has been on the forefront of letting our members and the public know how much is on the line right now, for us personally at MNU and for Manitobans. As I have said many times, I am NOT going to tell you who to vote for, but what I will…
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September message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

On Monday, I spoke at the Labour Day event held in Winnipeg that began at Memorial Park and included a march to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. In that speech, I stated this: We hire our elected officials – and we have every right to hold them
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August message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

For the month of September, the Manitoba Nurses Union will be proudly hosting a virtual Lace Up fundraising event in support of Diabetes Canada and their goal of a cure for diabetes! Nurses know diabetes affects patients in all parts of our…
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July message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Monday, July 10, 2023

Tomorrow is an important day for nurses across the country. The Premiers of all provinces and territories are in Winnipeg for the Council of the Federation Summer Meeting. The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions has organized a breakfast…
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