Union Bug Blog
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Nov 15, 2013 -
Short-Staffing is Jeopardizing Patient Care
A couple of weeks ago I spoke at a rally at the Manitoba Legislature to bring attention to the issue of short-staffing in our health care facilities and personal care homes.
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Oct 11, 2013 -
Number of Provincial civil servants drops
The latest report from The Civil Service Commission confirms what the MGEU and its members have been saying for quite a while now: the total number of provincial employees has dropped.
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Jun 14, 2013 -
The Elephant in the Room
In mid-May, the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union launched a campaign to get Manitobans talking about a simple, stark reality: those who provide public services to Manitobans have been working hard to deliver more with less, but the system is starting to give.
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Feb 22, 2011 -
All Together Now! For Mental Health Care
Planning is well underway for a series of days of action taking place across Canada from February 28 to March 6, 2011 as part of the National Union of Public and General Employee's (NUPGE) All Together Now! campaign.