By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Fuelled by frustration and hot cocoa, more than 250 school support staff set up a picket …
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FeaturedTraining & Development
Hands-on trades summit introduces Manitoba students to skilled careers
By Steven Sukkau | Winnipeg Sun Hundreds of Manitoba high school students explored potential careers in the skilled trades during a hands-on summit …
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FeaturedTop Employers
Manitoba’s Top Employers competition marks 20th anniversary amid steady job growth
Manitoba employers recognized for strong worker support are operating in a province that added nearly 13,000 jobs in the past year, with …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg and City of Winnipeg finalize five-year collective agreement covering fire department employees
The deal runs from Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2028 and includes wage increases of up to 12.65% compounded over the …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Manitoba first province to require employers to provide free menstrual products
Manitoba will become the first province in Canada to require employers to provide free menstrual products to workers, under amendments to the …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM PSAC Local 50600 and Winnipeg Airports Authority finalize four-year collective agreement covering airport firefighters
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe deal runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028 and includes wage increases totalling approximately 13.25% over the term, plus …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Manitoba government introduces bills on crime, health and other issues
By Steve Lambert The Manitoba government introduced more than a dozen bills in the legislature Thursday aimed at cracking down on machetes, reducing …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsWorkplace Safety & OHS
Nurses discouraged from working at Winnipeg hospital due to safety concerns
Nurses at Manitoba’s second-largest hospital have declared it too dangerous to work in and are discouraging union members from accepting jobs or …
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CompensationGovernment Policy & Budgets
Manitoba to increase school funding, will continue base guarantee
By Steve Lambert The Manitoba government is increasing public school funding by 3.5 per cent for the school year that starts in September. …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsImmigration
Manitoba cuts pharmacy licensing time to 75 days for U.S., international applicants
Manitoba has introduced a faster registration process for internationally trained pharmacists that reduces licensing timelines from four and a half years to …


