Manitoba Shared Health, labour unions reach collective agreement
Posted July 14, 2023 3:17 pm.
Manitoba Shared Health says a collective agreement has been reached with the labour unions representing 100 per cent of all health workforce sectors.
The agreement between Shared Health, the Manitoba Government Employees Union (MGEU) professional/technical sector, and the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) will see employees enter into a six-year contract retroactive to April 1, 2018.
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With the agreement, all 56,000 health sector employees will receive “significant retroactive pay, compounding general wage increases in every year, as well as extensive other monetary gains and non-monetary improvements to support retention, advancement, education, staff wellness and recruitment,” according to Shared Health.
Shared Health notes that all health-care workers include employees in nursing, community support, facility support, physician residents/interns, physician/clinical assistants, and professional, technical, and paramedical sectors.
