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MANITOBA nurses haven’t yet been told how the province will deal with staff shortages during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, union officials say.
MANITOBA nurses haven’t yet been told how the province will deal with staff shortages during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, union officials say.
Around 20 per cent of nursing positions in all areas of Manitoba are vacant, except for northern Manitoba, where vacancy rates spiked to 47 per cent, according to data gathered by the Manitoba Nurses Union.
MNU president Darlene Jackson said the time to address shortages was two or three years ago, and now that Manitoba is relying on burnt-out nurses to work higher and higher levels of mandated and voluntary overtime, there is no easy fix.
Manitoba s nurses don t want empty platitudes on week celebrating them â they want a new contract
Save the cake that normally commemorates National Nursing Week, and give nurses the respect they deserve and a new contract offer that shows it, the Manitoba Nurses Union is telling the province.
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AS the province reports a staggering spike in patients admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19, it also faces a breakdown in contract negotiations with the nurses who staff them.
AS the province reports a staggering spike in patients admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19, it also faces a breakdown in contract negotiations with the nurses who staff them.
The Manitoba Nurses Union said the province continues to disregard the dire situation of its members, prompting its bargaining team to cancel the most recent negotiation session Thursday.
An email from the union to its members posted to social media Friday called the province’s proposals far too disturbing to consider under current pandemic conditions.
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