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City project explores alternative citizen crisis response
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The City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) and Shared Health’s Crisis Response Centre (CRC) announced a pilot project aimed at supporting people experiencing mental health crises in a Nov. 29 PRESS RELEASE. The...
B.C. professors fly in to stand with UMFA strike
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Post-secondary union members from British Columbia flew into Manitoba late last month to offer their support to then-striking members of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).
UMFA strike ends
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The University of Manitoba and the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) have reached an agreement to enter into binding arbitration, ending a strike that has lasted over a month.
U of M vice-president (external) resigns
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In a statement to his colleagues at the U of M, vice-president (external) John Kearsey announced he would be resigning Dec. 3.
UMSU endorses binding arbitration in UMFA strike
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UMSU passed a motion Nov. 22 endorsing binding arbitration to resolve the UMFA strike.
Extension requested for Winnipeg police funding model
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The question of how to fund the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) is winding its way through the Winnipeg city council.
Petition for inclusive health care to be read in legislature
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Healthcare For All, a coalition made up of 15 grassroots organizations, called for Manitoba’s health-care program to be expanded to include international students, migrant workers, refugees and undocumented people at a press conference last...
