Jason Linklater Archives - Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals

August 29, 2025

Crisis Response Centre: An Ongoing Crisis for Clinicians

Posted August 29, 2025 It has been 15 months since the Winnipeg Free Press published an article exposing the serious challenges facing mental health clinicians,…
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July 11, 2025

Statement from Jason Linklater in response to STARS contract renewal announcement

Posted July 12, 2025 Yesterday, the Province of Manitoba celebrated its renewal of the STARS air ambulance contract at a cost of $84 million over…
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March 20, 2025

Publicly-employed allied health professionals ratify four-year agreements

MEDIA 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…
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February 28, 2025

MAHCP sets Allied Health strike deadline

Strike deadline follows a 96% strike mandate, bargaining impasse February 28, 2025 – Winnipeg, MB – The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) today…
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February 10, 2025

Media Release: Rural Ambulance Wait Times

Rural Ambulance Wait Times, Out-of-Service Hours Hit New Peaks Due to Paramedic Shortage 28% of Paramedic Positions Vacant February 10, 2025 – Rural Manitobans are…
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February 7, 2025

Statement from MAHCP President re: Manitoba’s health-care staffing announcement

On February 7, the Province of Manitoba announced that they had achieved their commitment to add 1,000+ front-line health-care workers into the public system. MAHCP…
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January 29, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE: Allied health professionals deliver a strong strike mandate

96% Vote in Favour – Urgent need for staff retention top of mind after 10 months without a contract January 29, 2025 | Winnipeg, MB…
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January 28, 2025

Central Table Votes Overwhelmingly in Favour of a Strike Mandate

By Jason Linklater, President Between January 21 – 23, MAHCP’s Central Table members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate. Today, I can release…
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January 23, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE: Frontline Health-Care Professionals Say Staffing, Workload, Morale Not Improving; Getting Worse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — JANUARY 23, 2025 A new survey of more than 1,400 frontline allied health-care professionals reveals staffing, workload and morale worsened in…
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October 25, 2024

2024 Annual General Meeting Recap

Message from the President On behalf of all MAHCP council and staff, thank you to all members who attended our 2024 Annual General Meeting on…
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September 24, 2024

Media Release: Aboriginal Health & Wellness Centre Staff Deliver Strong Strike Mandate

94% Vote in Favour – Wages Top Issue, Lag Far Behind Similar Agencies September 24, 2024 | Winnipeg, MB – Staff at the Aboriginal Health…
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August 27, 2024

MAHCP responds to CIHI ER wait times report

Manitobans 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…
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