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Protected: Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapists: Delivering Life-saving Services in Motion for Critically-ill Manitoba Patients
Read Article: Protected: Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapists: Delivering Life-saving Services in Motion for Critically-ill Manitoba PatientsThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Budget 2026 Misses the Mark
Read Article: Budget 2026 Misses the MarkBudget 2026 falls short when it comes to supporting allied health professionals and addressing growing pressures in the healthcare system. The plan is a mix of previously announced initiatives repackaged as new, alongside measures that sound promising but lack the detail needed to make a meaningful impact. Despite repeated promises of change from this government, the Minister of Health has…
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Day of Action for Public Health Care
Read Article: Day of Action for Public Health CareFrom the Manitoba Health Coalition: Alberta’s Danielle Smith government has launched an unprecedented frontal assault on the Canada Health Act to end single-tier public Medicare & bring in U.S. private health care. The law brings in private for-profit health insurance, direct billing of patients, queue jumping for those who can afford it, pushing everyone else…
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MAHCP wins major arbitration against Shared Health
Read Article: MAHCP wins major arbitration against Shared HealthMandating not permitted under MAHCP’s Central Table Collective Agreements. Posted February 12, 2026 An arbitrator has confirmed what MAHCP has consistently maintained: the MAHCP Central Table Collective Agreements do not permit employers to mandate overtime unless an emergency is declared under Article 16. Last fall, the NDP government committed to ending mandatory overtime at some point in the future, “starting with…
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MAHCP Takes Province of Manitoba to Court on their failure to enforce the Manitoba Workplace Safety & Health Act.
Read Article: MAHCP Takes Province of Manitoba to Court on their failure to enforce the Manitoba Workplace Safety & Health Act.Posted February 12, 2026. A message to MAHCP members from President Jason Linklater Health care is among the most dangerous sectors in which to work, according to reports of injuries, violent incidents, and time lost to injuries. Your employer is responsible for ensuring your safety, but it’s clear they still aren’t doing enough. The only…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Respiratory Therapist Shortages at Winnipeg Acute Care Hospitals Reach Crisis Levels
Read Article: MEDIA RELEASE: Respiratory Therapist Shortages at Winnipeg Acute Care Hospitals Reach Crisis LevelsHSC, St. Boniface, Grace vacancy rates between 25% and 42%, less than baseline staffing on many shifts January 20, 2026 WINNIPEG – Respiratory therapists (RTs) at Winnipeg’s acute care hospitals are stretched beyond the breaking point due to a province-wide staffing shortage, according to the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP). RT vacancy rates have reached dangerous levels at Health Sciences…
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Running Out of Breath: Understanding Manitoba’s RT Staffing Crisis
Read Article: Running Out of Breath: Understanding Manitoba’s RT Staffing CrisisRespiratory therapists (RTs) are highly trained specialists who keep patients breathing when they can’t breathe on their own. With peak respiratory season already unfolding, RTs at Manitoba’s acute care sites are sounding the alarm about dangerously low staffing levels. In critical care, RTs assist with insertion of breathing tubes, initiate ventilators, manage airways during resuscitation,…
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Season’s greetings to all our members
Read Article: Season’s greetings to all our membersThe MAHCP team is available throughout the holiday season to support our members. To reach us, please call 204-772-0425 or email info@mahcp.ca. Our office will be closed on statutory holidays (December 25 & 26; January 1, 2026). Cheers to you from all of us at MAHCP! As we close out another year, we extend heartfelt…
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Temporary LRO Portfolio Assignments
Read Article: Temporary LRO Portfolio AssignmentsThe MAHCP Labour Relations team has temporarily rebalanced some of our membership portfolios, effective December 1, 2025. During this transitional period, we have assigned interim responsibility to members of our LRO team to support MAHCP members and work with Employer representatives at a variety of sites. We have also added a new member to the…
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Respect at Work: National Survey Now Open
Read Article: Respect at Work: National Survey Now OpenEvery worker deserves respect and safety on the job. Led by the Canadian Labour Congress and researchers at Western University and the University of Toronto, a new national survey is gathering workers’ experiences with harassment and violence. We want to hear from all workers aged 18+ who have worked in the past 12 months, whether…
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An ‘Alternative level of care’ will not solve the paramedic staffing crisis.
Read Article: An ‘Alternative level of care’ will not solve the paramedic staffing crisis.Manitoba’s rural communities deserve responsive, safe emergency medical services. This week, the Province announced financial support for students and in-community training programs to recruit Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) in rural Manitoba. While the announcement was framed as a way to increase ambulance coverage and shorten wait times, MAHCP is concerned about the level of care…
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Message to MAHCP members about safety & security at St. Boniface Hospital
Read Article: Message to MAHCP members about safety & security at St. Boniface HospitalPosted November 24, 2025 MAHCP learned last week of a serious assault on a St. Boniface Hospital employee which occurred on November 8 — a frightening incident which compromises feelings of safety for all staff and patients. Our team was appalled by how long it took the employer to communicate with employees about the incident. We have been pushing healthcare employers…
