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Join us for the inaugural MAHCP virtual AGM, taking place the evening of Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. We are proud to be celebrating 50 years of service and have a full agenda, including updates on union business and some great door prizes. To register, please visit www.MAHCPevents.ca Important Note: All members are eligible to attend…

October is Occupational Therapy Month and October 27 is World Occupational Therapist Day Occupational therapists, often called OTs, are the primary providers of occupational therapy services. OTs are: – university educated professionals that apply their specialized knowledge and skills to recommend a course of preventive or corrective action that will help people lead more productive…

The September 2020 edition of the MAHCP Newsletter is now available, which features a message from President Bob Moroz, our Scholarships winners, and an article on the 50th anniversary of MAHCP. You’ll see that this edition of the newsletter has an entirely new and modern look, a project that we spent much of the summer…

The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals has the following comments on the suspension of Red River College’s Advanced Care Paramedic Program: “The suspension of the Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) diploma program at Red River College, reported yesterday, represents yet another short-sighted cut by the Manitoba Government and yet another blow to rural health care…

  We know many of our MAHCP members have questions about the status of contract negotiations.   Please find here our Bargaining Update #1 from MAHCP for current information.   Stay safe and enjoy the summer!   Your MAHCP Team

MAHCP has teamed up with the Manitoba Association of Optometrists to offer the Prescription Safety Eyewear Program! Through this program, MAHCP members can purchase prescription safety eyewear at a fraction of the normal pricing (usually 1/4 – 1/3 of the regular cost, depending on your vision prescription). This program is currently at 55 locations across…

Two weeks ago, the Manitoba Government announced their so-called “Risk Recognition Program,” which was actually a one-time top-up payment for lower-wage workers. On June 16, they quietly announced expanded eligibility criteria, doubling the income ceiling to $12,500 earned between March 20 and May 29, 2020. The “minimum hours worked” requirement remains at 200 hours over…

I’m very pleased to share some good news with all MAHCP members today.  MAHCP, along with other unions who banded together to form the Partnership to Defend Public Services (PDPS), has won our court challenge to Bill 28, the Manitoba Government’s unconstitutional wage freeze legislation.  Please see a news release from PDPS here, issued on…

The June 2020 edition of the MAHCP Newsletter is now available and features a message from the President, round-up of our successful Allied Health Week, and a frontline interview.

Today, more than three weeks after the federal government announced a joint federal-provincial low-wage top-up program for essential workers and over a month after other jurisdictions such as Ontario announced “pandemic pay” for front-line workers, Premier Pallister finally announced details of Manitoba’s program. The Provincial Government is calling it a “Risk Recognition Program,” but that…

We’re pleased to announce that MAHCP President Bob Moroz recorded a special message in honour of our members for Allied Health Care Professionals Recognition Week, May 10-16, 2020, that will run on radio stations across Manitoba. You can also listen to it here:

Manitoba’s second annual Allied Health Care Professionals Recognition Week starts this Sunday, May 10, and runs until the 16, and although we cannot change anything COVID-related, we still wanted to give members something fun that may take their minds off the current situation – even just for a moment. Here is a quick recap on…