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Publicly-employed allied health professionals ratify four-year agreements
Read Article: Publicly-employed allied health professionals ratify four-year agreementsMEDIA RELEASE: Publicly-employed allied health professionals ratify four-year agreements Retention a top priority; more than 1,000 vacant allied health positions in Manitoba March 20, 2025 | Winnipeg, MB – After nearly a year without a current contract, a majority of publicly-employed members of the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) voted over the past two…
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TENTATIVE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED; STRIKE POSTPONED
Read Article: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED; STRIKE POSTPONEDMarch 7, 2025 | Winnipeg, MB — The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) has reached a tentative agreement for the Shared Health, Winnipeg-Churchill and Northern Health Region Employers Organizations. MAHCP represents more than 7,000 allied health professionals who have been without a contract since April 1, 2024. MAHCP’s Central Table bargaining committee will…
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MAHCP sets Allied Health strike deadline
Read Article: MAHCP sets Allied Health strike deadlineStrike deadline follows a 96% strike mandate, bargaining impasse February 28, 2025 – Winnipeg, MB – The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) today issued a strike deadline for 7,000 allied health professionals working in public health care across the province. MAHCP members have been without a current contract for 11 months. Job action…
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Budget 2025 – It’s Time to Invest in Allied Health
Read Article: Budget 2025 – It’s Time to Invest in Allied HealthThe clock is ticking and time is running out to reach a competitive agreement with allied health. Manitobans are experiencing firsthand the direct results of underinvestment in the health-care system and the professionals who sustain it. Allied health professionals are highly specialized. They’re foundational to a well-functioning health-care system, and they’re trying their very best…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Allied health professionals deliver a strong strike mandate
Read Article: MEDIA RELEASE: Allied health professionals deliver a strong strike mandate96% Vote in Favour – Urgent need for staff retention top of mind after 10 months without a contract January 29, 2025 | Winnipeg, MB – Allied health professionals represented by the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) voted 96% in favour of a strike mandate last week, citing increasing workloads and critical staffing…
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Central Table Votes Overwhelmingly in Favour of a Strike Mandate
Read Article: Central Table Votes Overwhelmingly in Favour of a Strike MandateBy Jason Linklater, President Between January 21 – 23, MAHCP’s Central Table members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate. Today, I can release the detailed result: 96% voted ‘yes’. That’s almost the same result we saw in April 2023, nearly two years ago – another sign that things aren’t getting better. Even though…
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Back to bargaining basics
Read Article: Back to bargaining basicsIt’s union terminology time! March 31, 2024 marked the expiry of MAHCP’s Central Table Collective Agreements, and we’re heading back to the bargaining table immediately, starting Monday, April 8. Meanwhile, Aboriginal Health & Wellness, Canadian Blood Services and Community Therapy Services are currently in bargaining. With all this activity, it’s a good time for a…
