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2026 Biennial General Meeting Recap
Read Article: 2026 Biennial General Meeting RecapMissed the BGM? Watch the livestream of the meeting or check out the highlights in our blog below. ON THIS PAGE: Resolutions Honour Roll Member Highlight Staff Recognition Executive Council Prize Draw Details Message from the President On behalf of MAHCP Council and staff, thank you to everyone who attended our inaugural Biennial Annual General…
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Sick Notes – Legislation Update
Read Article: Sick Notes – Legislation UpdateChanges to Employment Standards Code now in effect The Employment Standards Code of Manitoba was recently changed (in effect as of October 1, 2026) to prohibit employers from requiring sick notes for short-term absence due to illness/injury. See the Employment Standards Fact Sheet. Under the changes to the Employment Standards Code, an employer cannot ask…
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MEDIA RELEASE – Equal Wages for Dynacare Workers Would Cost $6 million in 2026/27
Read Article: MEDIA RELEASE – Equal Wages for Dynacare Workers Would Cost $6 million in 2026/27EQUAL WAGES FOR DYNACARE WORKERS WOULD COST $6 MILLION IN 2026/27 MAHCP Releases Part of Government’s Contract with Dynacare SEPTEMBER 15, 2026—Winnipeg—The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) is calling on the Province to fix its contract with Dynacare and fund equal wages for 350 laboratory technicians and technologists whom it forced back to…
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National Day for Truth & Reconciliation – Ways to get involved
Read Article: National Day for Truth & Reconciliation – Ways to get involvedSeptember 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to memorialize the children lost to the residential school system and to honour Survivors and their families. Educational activities and ceremonies planned around the day are designed to help Canadians understand this dark chapter in our country’s history and its present-day impacts. If you’re…
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MEDIA RELEASE – Previous Dynacare Contract Disclosed; Includes $11.7 million Provincial Funding Increase
Read Article: MEDIA RELEASE – Previous Dynacare Contract Disclosed; Includes $11.7 million Provincial Funding IncreasePREVIOUS DYNACARE CONTRACT DISCLOSED, INCLUDES $11.7 MILLION PROVINCIAL FUNDING INCREASE Union Calls on Manitoba Government to Release Current Contract September 4, 2026—Winnipeg—The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP), the union representing more than 350 Dynacare laboratory technicians and technologists poised to strike this coming Tuesday, has released a previously undisclosed contract between the Manitoba…
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MEDIA RELEASE – Manitoba Government Interferes in Dynacare Bargaining
Read Article: MEDIA RELEASE – Manitoba Government Interferes in Dynacare BargainingManitoba Government Interferes in Dynacare Bargaining WINNIPEG — September 1, 2026 — Today, the Manitoba government directly and openly inserted itself into negotiations between Dynacare and the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP), the union representing 350 laboratory professionals working at Dynacare’s 22 laboratory and health services centres in Winnipeg, Brandon, and surrounding communities.…
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Dynacare Bargaining at an Impasse and Stalled by Government Interference
Read Article: Dynacare Bargaining at an Impasse and Stalled by Government InterferencePosted September 2, 2026 Another day, another delay tactic in Dynacare bargaining. Dynacare and the Manitoba government are playing games and showing outright disrespect for the integrity of the bargaining process. On September 1, MAHCP learned the Manitoba government is attempting to interfere in the bargaining process, which could negatively impact our members’ right to…
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Dynacare Strike
Read Article: Dynacare StrikeManitobans rely on nearly 350 laboratory technicians and technologists at Dynacare locations across Manitoba. Doctors count on them, too. Without the 15 million lab tests Dynacare workers perform and process each year, family doctors and specialists can’t diagnose and treat Manitoba patients. Unfortunately, Dynacare — a private, American-owned company — has allowed its wages to…
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MEDIA RELEASE – MAHCP issues strike deadline to Dynacare: September 8, 2026
Read Article: MEDIA RELEASE – MAHCP issues strike deadline to Dynacare: September 8, 2026MAHCP issues strike deadline to Dynacare: September 8, 2026 Notice follows 99.7 per cent strike mandate AUGUST 21, 2026—Winnipeg—The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) today issued a strike deadline for nearly 350 laboratory professionals working at Dynacare’s 22 laboratory and health services centres in Winnipeg, Brandon, and surrounding communities. Dynacare is a subsidiary…
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Dynacare lab employees vote for strike
Read Article: Dynacare lab employees vote for strike99.7 per cent approve strike mandate amid stalled negotiations, demand better deal AUGUST 13, 2026—Winnipeg—Laboratory professionals at Dynacare have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate, with 99.7 per cent voting in favour. The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) conducted the strike vote earlier this week. The union represents nearly 350 laboratory technicians…
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MFL Report Released: Violence at work is not “just part of the job”
Read Article: MFL Report Released: Violence at work is not “just part of the job”On July 13, 2026, the Manitoba Federation of Labour released a new report, Ending Manitoba’s Workplace Violence Epidemic, shining a light on our province’s escalating workplace violence crisis. The report includes workers’ firsthand accounts of violence in areas like healthcare, education, emergency response, security, public transit and retail. It also includes recommendations for government and…
