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Blaine Speck: Born to be a labour lawyer?
Read Article: Blaine Speck: Born to be a labour lawyer?MAHCP has been lucky. Very lucky, indeed. Blaine Speck, an articling student, has been with our team since June 2023, working under the mentorship of experienced staff lawyer, Jacob (Jake) Giesbrecht. “When I was young, I knew I wanted to go into something where I could help people, like medicine or a CSI, maybe,” said…
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Statement from President Jason Linklater on bilateral health-care funding agreements
Read Article: Statement from President Jason Linklater on bilateral health-care funding agreementsOn behalf of MAHCP’s 7,000 specialized allied health members, we are very pleased with the Province of Manitoba/Government of Canada’s February 15 joint announcement of two significant, multi-year health funding agreements. MAHCP has been calling on government to address rising vacancies, unreasonable overtime, deteriorating morale and crumbling faith in the system for many years, and…
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We can all learn during Black History Month
Read Article: We can all learn during Black History MonthRoughly 1.6 million Canadians identify as Black, which now represents 4.3% of the country’s total population, and a community which doubled in size between 1996 and 2016. In Manitoba, more than 30,000 people identify as Black, a relatively small, but growing, diverse community of people. February 2024 is #blackhistorymonth in Canada, recognized by the House…
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Connecting with Trans People in Canada’s Feminist Sector – virtual event
Read Article: Connecting with Trans People in Canada’s Feminist Sector – virtual eventWHEN: FEBRUARY 22, 2024 FROM 1:00 TO 3:00 PM EST TO REGISTER: Attendees can register here. The Trans Inclusive Feminism project, an initiative led by LEAF, West Coast LEAF and the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, with support from 2SLGBTQIA+ consulting firm Wisdom2Action, invites trans and gender-diverse staff working within Canadian feminist and women-serving…
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MAHCP signs open letter requesting critical health care system investment
Read Article: MAHCP signs open letter requesting critical health care system investmentOpen Letter to Premier Wab Kinew, Minister of Finance Adrien Sala and the Government of Manitoba: Invest in Manitoba and reverse the tax cuts Last month an open letter was sent to Premier Kinew imploring his government to uphold its election promises to address years of cuts to public services. So far, dozens of concerned,…
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MAHCP calls on government to address critical staffing vacancies in Thompson lab
Read Article: MAHCP calls on government to address critical staffing vacancies in Thompson labThompson General Hospital lab critical to northern health care services down to two technologists, an 80 per cent vacancy rate Remaining staff desperately trying to maintain service but reaching breaking point January 15, 2024 – Treaty 1, Winnipeg – The Thompson General Hospital (TGH) lab, essential to health care services in the Northern Health Region…
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MAHCP Special Meeting on January 26
Read Article: MAHCP Special Meeting on January 26MAHCP’s Special Meeting on January 26 at 6 p.m. is fast approaching and we look forward to having members join us! At this important online meeting, members will debate and vote on a proposed change to MAHCP’s Constitution that would reshape our Executive Council from the current profession-based model to one based on “Districts.” The…
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MOA #2 on Pandemic Responsiveness Reached
Read Article: MOA #2 on Pandemic Responsiveness ReachedAfter weeks of painstaking and difficult negotiations with Employer representatives in the Provincial Health Labour Relations Services (PHLRS), MAHCP has reached an agreement that covers MAHCP members who work in, or are redeployed to, certain pandemic-related settings including Personal Care Homes (PCH), critical care units, COVID wards, Alternative Isolation Accommodations (AIA) and those redeployed from Shared…
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December 2020 MAHCP Newsletter
Read Article: December 2020 MAHCP NewsletterThe December 2020 edition of the MAHCP Newsletter is now available, which features a message from President Bob Moroz, information on an upcoming Special Meeting, our Vice President’s report and an article on our current awareness campaign that has been hitting the airwaves. You’ll see that this edition of the newsletter has an entirely new…
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MAHCP welcomes Tania Wiebe to LRO team
Read Article: MAHCP welcomes Tania Wiebe to LRO teamMAHCP is very proud to announce the addition of Tania Wiebe to our Labour Relations team! Wiebe has worked in community health in various capacities since 2002, including over 10 years as a program coordinator at Nine Circles Community Health Centre and seven years as a board member of Sexuality Education Resource Centre. Her work…
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MAHCP celebrate MRT Week 2020!
Read Article: MAHCP celebrate MRT Week 2020!November 8 to 14 is Medical Radiation Technology Week and we salute all of our MAHCP members in this field. Thank you! Medical radiation technologists (MRTs) work within four disciplines: radiological technology, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy or magnetic resonance imaging. This year, the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is using MRT Week as the…
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MAHCP mourns with CUPE on death of health care aide
Read Article: MAHCP mourns with CUPE on death of health care aideMAHCP statement on health care worker death related to Victoria General Hospital outbreak: Today, we learned the devastating news that a fellow health care worker, a member of CUPE, has died related to the COVID-19 outbreak at Victoria General Hospital. First and foremost, I’d like to convey our deepest condolences on behalf of MAHCP to…
