Ready to join our union?
Now that you’ve met with our organizing team and heard about the benefits of being an MAHCP member, it’s time to sign your member card!
- Fill out the member application form below.
- Once you hit submit, a page will appear requesting your e-signature.
- If the majority of your group signs a card, MAHCP will apply to the Manitoba Labour Board to be your official bargaining agent. See below for more details from the Manitoba Federation of Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What happens after I sign the card?
When a majority of workers (at least 50% +1) sign a union application card, the union can apply to the Manitoba Labour Board to be automatically certified as the official bargaining agent for the group of workers. This means that the workers’ chosen union becomes their representative with the employer, helping workers do things like negotiate contracts, put new workplace health and safety protections in place, and helping workers deal with management.
When will my employer know?
The workers’ employer is only notified about the union organizing drive after cards are submitted to the Manitoba Labour Board, and not before.
What if less than half of our team/department/workplace signs the card?
If less than half of the workers in a group have signed the union’s application card, the Manitoba Labour Board will require the additional step of holding a secret ballot vote before certifying the union.
No fewer than 40% of the workers need to have signed a union’s application card to apply for a secret ballot vote, and a majority of workers must vote in favour of joining the union in the secret ballot vote for the union to be certified. (Obtaining signed union application cards from a clear majority of workers is a much simpler process, and avoids the second step of a secret ballot vote.)