Manitoba health-care workers set to strike March 7 if deal not reached with province
The union representing thousands of allied health-care professionals in Manitoba has issued a strike deadline of March 7 — the second time in less than two years the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals has threatened job action.
“This decision was not made lightly, but it is time. Negotiations will continue as this deadline approaches and of course, it is the committee’s goal to bring you an offer you can accept before the deadline,” states a notice sent by the MAHCP to its more than 6,500 members just after 12 a.m. Friday.
The union represents a wide range of health-care professionals, including rural paramedics and emergency dispatch, respiratory therapists, lab and diagnostic technologists, social workers, pharmacists, physiotherapists and dietitians, among workers in many other professions
“We were hoping by now you would have the opportunity to vote on a deal but the employer continues to show little regard for the value you provide to the health-care system. The last offer they presented tonight is not acceptable,” states the message from MAHCP president Jason Linklater and Wayne Chacun, bargaining committee chair.
“This round of negotiations has proven to be very difficult, despite this government’s election promise to fix health care,” the message states, citing crushing workloads and critical vacancies as major concerns.
“We need the government and Manitoba’s health-care employers to step up to the table with a significant investment that acknowledges allied health’s value to a functioning system. Time is running out.”
CBC News has reached out to the province for comment but has not yet received a response.
Members also issued a strike notice in June 2023 after working without a collective agreement for more five years.
The union had been bargaining with Shared Health — the organization that oversees health-care delivery in Manitoba — for 15 months before its members voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.
The strike was averted with a tentative deal was struck three days before the deadline. The new contract, which included a retroactive wage increase, was accepted by members in July 2023.
However, because the union had gone for so long without a deal, the new one dated back to 2018 and was nearly expired as soon as it was signed.
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