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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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June message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Monday, June 12, 2023

Before I touch on the CFNU Biennial Convention, I’d like to take this opportunity to say how proud we are to welcome 39 new members at Rest Haven Personal Care Home in Steinbach. These new members, which include Registered Nurses (RN),…
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May message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

We marked the 2023 National Nursing Week, May 8 to 14, last week while I was attending the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Convention in Montreal. While there, I participated in a live-streamed panel discussion called Reigniting Health Care…
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MNU President joining CFNU panel discussion on Facebook Live

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is hosting a webinar called Reigniting Health Care on Wednesday, May 10, from noon until 1 p.m. CST (1 to 2 p.m. EST). This live-streamed panel discussion will cover the most pressing issues facing…
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April message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

We are fast approaching our Manitoba Nurses Union Annual General Meeting, which takes place in Brandon at the Keystone Centre on April 25 and 26. This is the first in-person MNU AGM since 2019, as the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the…
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March message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Monday, March 20, 2023

Via our social media channels, we recently marked the third anniversary of the COVID-19 outbreak, which was declared on March 11, 2020. While life has slowly returned to normal for some, we know that the aftershocks of the pandemic are still…
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February Message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Two weeks ago I was in Ottawa to attend meetings with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and attend a rally for Pharmacare that was already planned by the Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) before the Prime Minister announced his meeting…
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MNU Launches New 2023 Campaign

Monday, February 6, 2023

Today, MNU launches a new campaign that is dedicated to bringing public awareness to an extremely fractured healthcare system. Today, we unveil the outRAGEous campaign. 
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Nurses want to be part of the solution: op-ed

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

This op-ed co-written by CFNU President Linda Silas and MNU President Darlene Jackson ran in the Winnipeg Free Press on Saturday, January 21, 2023. You don’t have to be ill to know Manitoba’s health-care system is only barely functioning.
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MNU awaiting details on "comprehensive plan" for nurses

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Last week, Manitoba Health Minister Audrey Gordon said during a press conference that a “comprehensive plan” to address the nurse staffing shortage will be coming in the next week. We are eagerly awaiting the details of this “comprehensive…
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One Year Later: Reflections on CFNU's National Day of Action

Friday, September 23, 2022

Just over a year has gone by since MNU participated in the CFNU’s National Day of Action by hosting a press conference on the front steps of the Manitoba Legislature.
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Message from MNU President Darlene Jackson

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Yesterday we were finally able to gather together for Labour Day, which before the COVID-19 pandemic was an annual event but had to put on hold for the past two years. There was the formal ceremony at Memorial Park and then we marched along…
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MNU President Darlene Jackson checks in from Premier's Meeting in Victoria

Monday, July 11, 2022

Today I’m writing to you from the 2022 Summer Meeting of Canada’s Premiers, which is being put on by the Council of the Federation, and is being held in-person in Victoria, B.C. The Council of the Federation is comprised of all 13…
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