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• Jan 17, 2019 - Social Impact Bonds' Benefits Come at a Cost
  

  Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a relatively new mechanism for governments to fund social services, but since being introduced they have been controversial, due to higher costs and payments to private investors. Despite funding some well-regarded, evidence-based interventions, SIBs have raised questions among both academics and community stakeholders as to whether private investors should be profiting from these projects, and what benefit government is getting from the higher costs.

• Nov 26, 2018 - Message to the Premier - Don't Privatize Liquor Sales
  

  The town of Churchill has been through a lot - years of uncertainty about the future of the port, job losses, and record flooding that cut the rail line linking Churchill to the rest of the world.

• Aug 17, 2018 - Shopping Around for Air Services a Risky Proposition
  

  Since coming to power in 2016, Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government has moved to privatize a number of services, including home care, road and bridge maintenance and public housing. The target of the government’s most recent privatization is Manitoba Government Air Services, which includes its air firefighting fleet, air ambulance and general transport services for Manitoba Hydro and other government entities.

• Jun 08, 2018 - This Public Services Week we Celebrate and Fight for our Services
  

  Prior to being elected as Premier of Manitoba, Brian Pallister pledged that front-line public services and the people who provide them would not face any cuts or reductions. But in the two years since that election, what we’ve seen is a continuous erosion of our public services. Whether they’re big or small, cuts to our public services threaten our quality of life.

• May 02, 2018 - Privatizing Air Services Would Take Manitoba into Troubled Skies
  

  The Manitoba government recently made a baffling announcement about our Air Services branch, which transports critically ill patients to hospital and protects our communities from forest fires. If given the opportunity, the workers who deliver this lifesaving service would tell the Premier that keeping Air Services public is the best of both worlds – providing excellent value with a proven safety record.

• Apr 09, 2018 - Government Shouldn’t be Content with Underspending on MLL Social Responsibility
  

  A recent investigation by the CBC has revealed that the government has been underspending on social responsibility through Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, even though it is required by law to allocate two per cent of the Crown corporation’s net income to addictions research and treatment.

• Mar 23, 2018 - Premier missed opportunity to keep election promise with Budget 2018
  

  The record levels of revenue taken in by the government provided the Premier with the opportunity in this budget to keep his election promise to protect and invest in public services. Sadly, he ignored that opportunity and the result will be continued cuts to public services this year.

• Mar 12, 2018 - Let’s Talk about the Budget Manitobans Deserve
  

  It’s Manitoba Budget Day, and Finance Minister Cameron Friesen will soon unveil his government’s blueprint for how the Province will invest our tax dollars in the coming year. The MGEU is calling on the government to recommit to providing supports and investments in things that matter most to Manitobans: services and jobs.

• Mar 08, 2018 - Unions Continue to Lead the Fight for Women's Equality
  

  Today is International Women’s Day, and as a woman who’s immensely proud to represent over 40,000 unionized Manitobans, it’s a great opportunity to talk about the vital role that our unions can, and should play, in our lives.

• Jan 28, 2018 - Task Force Warns Government that Changes Happening Too Fast, Too Soon in Health Care
  

  In the days leading up to the holiday season, the Provincial Government released a long-awaited report from the Wait Times Reduction Task Force, which was to examine the current state of emergency departments, surgery, and diagnostic testing across Manitoba. Overall, the report acknowledges what MGEU has been saying for a long time: that the government is moving too far, too fast with its health care changes. The Task Force advises more cautious movement by government and more consultation with patients and staff. It is our sincere hope this wise advice is heeded.