After over a year of negotiations, 6,500 Health Care workers could resort to more drastic action.
Manitoba's Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) issued a strike deadline, effective June 15th at 8 AM after years of the union's requests being ignored.
Allied healthcare workers have been without a collective agreement for over 5 years, and it came to mediation 6 weeks ago after 99% of MAHCP members voted in favor of striking.
STRIKE NOTICE // After five (and six) years without a contract, through a pandemic, over one year of bargaining, and six...
Posted by Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals - MAHCP on Thursday, June 1, 2023
The wages of more than 6500 healthcare professionals have been frozen since 2017, and MAHCP says that in that time, the cost of living has increased by 20%.
This strike could affect a wide range of medical practitioners, from rural emergency responders to lab techs, councillours, and more than 40 specialized professions.
For our previous coverage on this ongoing issue, visit our previous article on the strike mandate vote.
