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Members at WELL Health – Manitoba Clinic ratify new agreement
Read Article: Members at WELL Health – Manitoba Clinic ratify new agreementOn May 20, minutes before an extended strike deadline and nearly two days of conciliation, cardiac testing members at WELL Health – Manitoba Clinic ratified a new three-year collective agreement (effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028). The members, a small but strong group of five cardiac testing staff, voted YES to: To our…
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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…
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Message from MAHCP President Jason Linklater on Member Safety & Health
Read Article: Message from MAHCP President Jason Linklater on Member Safety & HealthPosted on September 29, 2025 Health care is a dangerous place to work. Injury rates in health care, including physical and psychological injuries, are higher than in any other sector or profession, according to Manitoba Workers Compensation Board statistics. Despite the risks, we still show up for our patients, clients, and residents every day. The…
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National Day for Truth & Reconciliation – Ways to get involved
Read Article: National Day for Truth & Reconciliation – Ways to get involvedTuesday, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour Residential School Survivors and to help all Canadians understand this dark chapter in our country’s history and its present-day impacts. In 2021, almost one-quarter of a million Indigenous people called Manitoba home, making up 18.1% of the population, and more than…
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Crisis Response Centre: An Ongoing Crisis for Clinicians
Read Article: Crisis Response Centre: An Ongoing Crisis for CliniciansPosted August 29, 2025 It has been 15 months since the Winnipeg Free Press published an article exposing the serious challenges facing mental health clinicians, social workers, nurses, and counsellors working at the Crisis Response Centre (CRC), a vital 24/7 facility that supports Manitobans in need of urgent mental health care. Fifteen months later, and…
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MAHCP statement in response to WRHA home care scheduling & staffing crisis
Read Article: MAHCP statement in response to WRHA home care scheduling & staffing crisisPosted July 31, 2025 Imagine living with Parkinson’s disease and moving to a more accessible home (just 10 minutes from your previous address), only to discover that your four daily home care appointments won’t be available to you for FIVE weeks. Then imagine your 72-year-old spouse, who is still employed full-time, will be serving as…
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MEDIA RELEASE: New data reveals Canadian health care system and workers in crisis
Read Article: MEDIA RELEASE: New data reveals Canadian health care system and workers in crisisNational Union of Public and General Employees releases new survey findings showing the strain faced by health professionals is hurting Canada’s health care system OTTAWA – February 5, 2025 — Today, the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) released the findings of a new, nationwide survey, the first of its kind, revealing that…
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MAHCP responds to CIHI ER wait times report
Read Article: MAHCP responds to CIHI ER wait times reportManitobans are now waiting longer in emergency rooms than almost anywhere else in Canada, according to a CIHI report released this week. That’s the wrong direction, but it’s not surprising given the lack of fundamental change frontline health care professionals have seen. On behalf of our 7,000 specialized members, MAHCP is calling on our provincial…
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MAHCP President & Premier Kinew talk allied health in Halifax
Read Article: MAHCP President & Premier Kinew talk allied health in HalifaxMAHCP President Jason Linklater, Executive Director Keely Richmond and Senior Labour Relations Officer Cory Szczepanski met with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew in Nova Scotia during July 2024’s Council of the Federation meeting to advocate for allied health. Premier Kinew was taking part in his first annual Premiers’ Meeting, while MAHCP representatives were participating in National…
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Meet Linda, Dental Hygienist: Bringing smiles to children of all ages
Read Article: Meet Linda, Dental Hygienist: Bringing smiles to children of all agesLinda P., Senior Dental Hygienist with WRHA’s S.M.I.L.E plus Children’s Dental Program, clearly cares about oral hygiene. She’s made a 35-year career out of helping to instill positive lifelong practices among children and providing dental care to those who may not have been able to afford it otherwise. “S.M.I.L.E plus stands for ‘Saving Mouths in…
