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With over 32,000 members, the MGEU is one of Manitoba’s largest unions, serving a wide variety of workers. #PuttingPeopleFirst
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Unfilled jobs in Manitoba's public services mean longer wait times and unmet needs.
Tell the Manitoba government: it's time fill the jobs.
📝 Send your message at FillTheJobs.ca
#PuttingPeopleFirst
Tell the Manitoba government: it's time fill the jobs.
📝 Send your message at FillTheJobs.ca
#PuttingPeopleFirst
With nearly 20% of provincial public service jobs left unfilled, it's harder for Manitobans to get the services they need.
Tell the Manitoba government to take action, and hire back the workers to help rebuild the public services we all rely on.
Send a message at FillTheJobs.ca
#FillTheJobs
Tell the Manitoba government to take action, and hire back the workers to help rebuild the public services we all rely on.
Send a message at FillTheJobs.ca
#FillTheJobs
January 29, 2026 at 6:02 PM
With nearly 20% of provincial public service jobs left unfilled, it's harder for Manitobans to get the services they need.
Tell the Manitoba government to take action, and hire back the workers to help rebuild the public services we all rely on.
Send a message at FillTheJobs.ca
#FillTheJobs
Tell the Manitoba government to take action, and hire back the workers to help rebuild the public services we all rely on.
Send a message at FillTheJobs.ca
#FillTheJobs
🎉 Welcome to staff at the Detox Centre of Manitoba who make up our new MGEU Local 464!
As addiction counsellors, support workers & clerical staff, they create a welcoming community for healing & recovery for those affected by mental health & addictions.
Read more: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
As addiction counsellors, support workers & clerical staff, they create a welcoming community for healing & recovery for those affected by mental health & addictions.
Read more: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
January 28, 2026 at 10:17 PM
🎉 Welcome to staff at the Detox Centre of Manitoba who make up our new MGEU Local 464!
As addiction counsellors, support workers & clerical staff, they create a welcoming community for healing & recovery for those affected by mental health & addictions.
Read more: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
As addiction counsellors, support workers & clerical staff, they create a welcoming community for healing & recovery for those affected by mental health & addictions.
Read more: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
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Health professionals like medical imaging technologists produce precise diagnostic images to support accurate diagnoses. Discover more about the Heartbeat of Care campaign. heartbeatofcare.ca
January 21, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Health professionals like medical imaging technologists produce precise diagnostic images to support accurate diagnoses. Discover more about the Heartbeat of Care campaign. heartbeatofcare.ca
On Monday, MGEU and RRC Polytech celebrated changes that came out of a new, reconciliation-forward approach to collective bargaining.
Red River College Polytechnic employees can now take paid time off to mourn a non-blood relative who is akin to family to them.
RRC to grant staff bereavement leave for non-blood relations
Red River College Polytechnic employees can now take paid time off to mourn a non-blood relative who is akin to family to them.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:48 PM
On Monday, MGEU and RRC Polytech celebrated changes that came out of a new, reconciliation-forward approach to collective bargaining.
We're hiring two summer student positions based in our Winnipeg office.
Are you a post-secondary student interested in working at our reception desk or in our Resource Centre?
Take a look at the job postings: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
Applications close February 6.
Are you a post-secondary student interested in working at our reception desk or in our Resource Centre?
Take a look at the job postings: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
Applications close February 6.
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
We're hiring two summer student positions based in our Winnipeg office.
Are you a post-secondary student interested in working at our reception desk or in our Resource Centre?
Take a look at the job postings: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
Applications close February 6.
Are you a post-secondary student interested in working at our reception desk or in our Resource Centre?
Take a look at the job postings: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
Applications close February 6.
Last week, MGEU UnionWare members in Local 193 ratified a new 3-year collective agreement.
Highlights include:
• Annual increases based on Manitoba's consumer price index
• Merit increase system changes
• Profit sharing - a percentage of the annual EBITDA
• Health spending account increase
Highlights include:
• Annual increases based on Manitoba's consumer price index
• Merit increase system changes
• Profit sharing - a percentage of the annual EBITDA
• Health spending account increase
January 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Last week, MGEU UnionWare members in Local 193 ratified a new 3-year collective agreement.
Highlights include:
• Annual increases based on Manitoba's consumer price index
• Merit increase system changes
• Profit sharing - a percentage of the annual EBITDA
• Health spending account increase
Highlights include:
• Annual increases based on Manitoba's consumer price index
• Merit increase system changes
• Profit sharing - a percentage of the annual EBITDA
• Health spending account increase
Unfilled jobs in Manitoba's public services mean longer wait times and unmet needs.
Tell the Manitoba government: it's time fill the jobs.
📝 Send your message at FillTheJobs.ca
#PuttingPeopleFirst
Tell the Manitoba government: it's time fill the jobs.
📝 Send your message at FillTheJobs.ca
#PuttingPeopleFirst
January 23, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Unfilled jobs in Manitoba's public services mean longer wait times and unmet needs.
Tell the Manitoba government: it's time fill the jobs.
📝 Send your message at FillTheJobs.ca
#PuttingPeopleFirst
Tell the Manitoba government: it's time fill the jobs.
📝 Send your message at FillTheJobs.ca
#PuttingPeopleFirst
Last week, MGEU members and staff met with Dauphin MLA Ron Kostyshyn and Justice Minister Matt Wiebe to discuss plans for building the Dauphin Centre for Justice.
While in town, members also participated in an Eagle Feather Ceremony and marked the official opening of the new Dauphin Court House.
While in town, members also participated in an Eagle Feather Ceremony and marked the official opening of the new Dauphin Court House.
January 20, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Last week, MGEU members and staff met with Dauphin MLA Ron Kostyshyn and Justice Minister Matt Wiebe to discuss plans for building the Dauphin Centre for Justice.
While in town, members also participated in an Eagle Feather Ceremony and marked the official opening of the new Dauphin Court House.
While in town, members also participated in an Eagle Feather Ceremony and marked the official opening of the new Dauphin Court House.
MGEU President Kyle Ross:
"It is unfortunate it has come to this and decisions are being made over what sounds like dollars and cents when it should be made about customer service."
"It is unfortunate it has come to this and decisions are being made over what sounds like dollars and cents when it should be made about customer service."
The option of booking a Saturday appointment at Manitoba Public Insurance for a road test is coming to a dead end.
MPI slams brakes on Saturday hours at Gateway, Bison, Main Street service centres
The option of booking a Saturday appointment at Manitoba Public Insurance for a road test is coming to a dead end.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
MGEU President Kyle Ross:
"It is unfortunate it has come to this and decisions are being made over what sounds like dollars and cents when it should be made about customer service."
"It is unfortunate it has come to this and decisions are being made over what sounds like dollars and cents when it should be made about customer service."
"If you want a vibrant and healthy downtown, a vibrant and secure downtown, we need the population density, people living here, not just working here," MGEU President Kyle Ross said.
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"If you want a vibrant and healthy downtown, a vibrant and secure downtown, we need the population density, people living here, not just working here," MGEU President Kyle Ross said.
🚨 ❄️ New MB law in effect - Drivers approaching or passing plows with blue warning lights on must now remain at least 30 metres back when the speed limit is 80 km/h or less, and 100 metres behind plows on roads with a speed limit above 80 km/h.
➡️ www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
🚨 ❄️ New MB law in effect - Drivers approaching or passing plows with blue warning lights on must now remain at least 30 metres back when the speed limit is 80 km/h or less, and 100 metres behind plows on roads with a speed limit above 80 km/h.
➡️ www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
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🚑 It's time for the employer to prioritize filling paramedic vacancies.
Winnipeggers need to know they can rely on an ambulance arriving in a timely fashion when they need one.
And the paramedics who staff them need to know that they aren't going to be working short.
Winnipeggers need to know they can rely on an ambulance arriving in a timely fashion when they need one.
And the paramedics who staff them need to know that they aren't going to be working short.
‘This has to be fixed somehow’: Winnipeg man waits in pain for 11 hours before ambulance arrives
‘This has to be fixed somehow’: Winnipeg man waits in pain for 11 hours before ambulance arrives
Spending both Christmas and New Year’s Eve in a hospital bed was not part of Ken MacKinnon’s holiday plans.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
🚑 It's time for the employer to prioritize filling paramedic vacancies.
Winnipeggers need to know they can rely on an ambulance arriving in a timely fashion when they need one.
And the paramedics who staff them need to know that they aren't going to be working short.
Winnipeggers need to know they can rely on an ambulance arriving in a timely fashion when they need one.
And the paramedics who staff them need to know that they aren't going to be working short.
Reposted by MGEU
Two of Canada’s most progressive economists, @davidmaccdn.bsky.social & @dtcochrane.bsky.social, agree: CEO pay isn’t about productivity. It’s about power.
New data from the @policyalternatives.ca's report shows who’s really paying the price.
Report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
New data from the @policyalternatives.ca's report shows who’s really paying the price.
Report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
January 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Two of Canada’s most progressive economists, @davidmaccdn.bsky.social & @dtcochrane.bsky.social, agree: CEO pay isn’t about productivity. It’s about power.
New data from the @policyalternatives.ca's report shows who’s really paying the price.
Report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
New data from the @policyalternatives.ca's report shows who’s really paying the price.
Report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
📰 MGEU President Kyle Ross, on Bill 38, which improves road safety for highway workers and travelers:
"We welcome changes that recognize the importance of this work [clearing roads] and make these workers’ jobs safer."
"We welcome changes that recognize the importance of this work [clearing roads] and make these workers’ jobs safer."
New road safety rules take effect in Manitoba as of Jan. 1
New road safety rules kicked in across Manitoba as of Thursday. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor announced that the province was activating Bill 38 – the Highway Traffic Amendmen...
winnipeg.citynews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
📰 MGEU President Kyle Ross, on Bill 38, which improves road safety for highway workers and travelers:
"We welcome changes that recognize the importance of this work [clearing roads] and make these workers’ jobs safer."
"We welcome changes that recognize the importance of this work [clearing roads] and make these workers’ jobs safer."
🗞️ From CBC News on December 18, 2025
Manitoba firefighters 'burnt out' after harshest wildfire season in decades, union says
By Bryce Hoye
The union that represents fire rangers in Manitoba wants the province to increase pay and do more ahead of next spring to attract and retain staff after the ha
Manitoba firefighters 'burnt out' after harshest wildfire season in decades, union says
By Bryce Hoye
The union that represents fire rangers in Manitoba wants the province to increase pay and do more ahead of next spring to attract and retain staff after the ha
December 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🗞️ From CBC News on December 18, 2025
Manitoba firefighters 'burnt out' after harshest wildfire season in decades, union says
By Bryce Hoye
The union that represents fire rangers in Manitoba wants the province to increase pay and do more ahead of next spring to attract and retain staff after the ha
Manitoba firefighters 'burnt out' after harshest wildfire season in decades, union says
By Bryce Hoye
The union that represents fire rangers in Manitoba wants the province to increase pay and do more ahead of next spring to attract and retain staff after the ha
Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a very happy new year!
The Resource Centre's holiday hours are:
Dec. 22 & 23: 8 am - 4 pm
Dec. 24: 8 am - 1 pm
Dec. 25 & 26: Closed
Dec. 29 & 30: 8 am - 4 pm
Dec. 31: 9 am - 1 pm
Jan. 1: Closed
Jan. 2: 8 am - 4 pm
The Resource Centre's holiday hours are:
Dec. 22 & 23: 8 am - 4 pm
Dec. 24: 8 am - 1 pm
Dec. 25 & 26: Closed
Dec. 29 & 30: 8 am - 4 pm
Dec. 31: 9 am - 1 pm
Jan. 1: Closed
Jan. 2: 8 am - 4 pm
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a very happy new year!
The Resource Centre's holiday hours are:
Dec. 22 & 23: 8 am - 4 pm
Dec. 24: 8 am - 1 pm
Dec. 25 & 26: Closed
Dec. 29 & 30: 8 am - 4 pm
Dec. 31: 9 am - 1 pm
Jan. 1: Closed
Jan. 2: 8 am - 4 pm
The Resource Centre's holiday hours are:
Dec. 22 & 23: 8 am - 4 pm
Dec. 24: 8 am - 1 pm
Dec. 25 & 26: Closed
Dec. 29 & 30: 8 am - 4 pm
Dec. 31: 9 am - 1 pm
Jan. 1: Closed
Jan. 2: 8 am - 4 pm
Kyle Ross, the president of MGEU, says fire rangers are considering moving away from Manitoba because of low pay and inadequate resources.
Kyle Ross, the president of MGEU, says fire rangers are considering moving away from Manitoba because of low pay and inadequate resources.
The union for frontline staff who battle forest fires in Manitoba has warned personnel shortages and burnout will add fuel to next year’s wildfire season.
Poorly paid, burned out, looking for work elsewhere
Union report says Manitoba must ramp up resources before 2026 wildfire season
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Kyle Ross, the president of MGEU, says fire rangers are considering moving away from Manitoba because of low pay and inadequate resources.
Kyle Ross, the president of MGEU, says fire rangers are considering moving away from Manitoba because of low pay and inadequate resources.
If you're an MGEU member and this sounds interesting, don't delay in putting your name in! Applications close tomorrow.
Are you an MGEU member who is interested in building your skills to represent your fellow members?
Would you like to develop membership outreach skills & learn about organizing?
If so, check out our Membership Training & Apprenticeship Program posting!
Learn more: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
Would you like to develop membership outreach skills & learn about organizing?
If so, check out our Membership Training & Apprenticeship Program posting!
Learn more: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If you're an MGEU member and this sounds interesting, don't delay in putting your name in! Applications close tomorrow.
🥁 Drumroll, please: Presenting MGEU's 2025 Wrapped
New and first agreements ratified, students supported in their education, discounts saved members money, and so much more in the past 12 months.
Thanks for your solidarity this past year! Cheers to more of these good things in 2026.
New and first agreements ratified, students supported in their education, discounts saved members money, and so much more in the past 12 months.
Thanks for your solidarity this past year! Cheers to more of these good things in 2026.
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🥁 Drumroll, please: Presenting MGEU's 2025 Wrapped
New and first agreements ratified, students supported in their education, discounts saved members money, and so much more in the past 12 months.
Thanks for your solidarity this past year! Cheers to more of these good things in 2026.
New and first agreements ratified, students supported in their education, discounts saved members money, and so much more in the past 12 months.
Thanks for your solidarity this past year! Cheers to more of these good things in 2026.
🎁 This Christmas, Manitoba’s MLAs will find "Public Service in Tough Times" under the tree with their name on it, courtesy of MGEU.
Find out more about this gift choice: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
Find out more about this gift choice: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
December 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🎁 This Christmas, Manitoba’s MLAs will find "Public Service in Tough Times" under the tree with their name on it, courtesy of MGEU.
Find out more about this gift choice: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
Find out more about this gift choice: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
💰 Interested in sharing your thoughts and priorities for the provincial 2026 budget?
We can help you prepare!
Find out how: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
We can help you prepare!
Find out how: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
💰 Interested in sharing your thoughts and priorities for the provincial 2026 budget?
We can help you prepare!
Find out how: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
We can help you prepare!
Find out how: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
Members of Victoria Lifeline recently voted to accept a new 3-year collective agreement.
These members provide services that support the independence and well-being of seniors and Manitobans living with disabilities.
View agreement highlights: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
These members provide services that support the independence and well-being of seniors and Manitobans living with disabilities.
View agreement highlights: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Members of Victoria Lifeline recently voted to accept a new 3-year collective agreement.
These members provide services that support the independence and well-being of seniors and Manitobans living with disabilities.
View agreement highlights: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
These members provide services that support the independence and well-being of seniors and Manitobans living with disabilities.
View agreement highlights: www.mgeu.ca/news-and-res...
📚 If you're looking for a holiday read that sheds light on how cuts to government spending benefit the rich more than anyone else, and makes poverty and inequality worse, check out "Public Service in Tough Times: Working Under Austerity in Manitoba".
Check it out: uofmpress.ca/books/public...
Check it out: uofmpress.ca/books/public...
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
📚 If you're looking for a holiday read that sheds light on how cuts to government spending benefit the rich more than anyone else, and makes poverty and inequality worse, check out "Public Service in Tough Times: Working Under Austerity in Manitoba".
Check it out: uofmpress.ca/books/public...
Check it out: uofmpress.ca/books/public...
Are you an MGEU member who is interested in building your skills to represent your fellow members?
Would you like to develop membership outreach skills & learn about organizing?
If so, check out our Membership Training & Apprenticeship Program posting!
Learn more: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
Would you like to develop membership outreach skills & learn about organizing?
If so, check out our Membership Training & Apprenticeship Program posting!
Learn more: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Are you an MGEU member who is interested in building your skills to represent your fellow members?
Would you like to develop membership outreach skills & learn about organizing?
If so, check out our Membership Training & Apprenticeship Program posting!
Learn more: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
Would you like to develop membership outreach skills & learn about organizing?
If so, check out our Membership Training & Apprenticeship Program posting!
Learn more: www.mgeu.ca/about/join-u...
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. This day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
THEY DIED BECAUSE THEY WERE WOMEN.
Reflect. Remember. TAKE ACTION.
#DECEMBER6
THEY DIED BECAUSE THEY WERE WOMEN.
Reflect. Remember. TAKE ACTION.
#DECEMBER6
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. This day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
THEY DIED BECAUSE THEY WERE WOMEN.
Reflect. Remember. TAKE ACTION.
#DECEMBER6
THEY DIED BECAUSE THEY WERE WOMEN.
Reflect. Remember. TAKE ACTION.
#DECEMBER6