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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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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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Urgent Bargaining Update

Saturday, June 26, 2021

It is with grateful hearts that we announce we have reached an agreement!

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Statement from MNU re: MOA

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

MNU has, from the very beginning of the pandemic, called for a COVID premium for all nurses. We recognize the impact this virus has had on every part of our health care system.