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Mumps on Fort Garry campus

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Garett Williams
Manitoba health officials are urging University of Manitoba students to take care after a number of students have been diagnosed with mumps. The province’s chief provincial public health officer reported last week that nine cases...
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U of M Faculty Association sets Nov. 1 strike deadline

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Garett Williams
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) has set Nov. 1 as the deadline to negotiate a new contract with university administration. After receiving strong support in a strike vote last week, UMFA’s executive met...
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U of M Faculty Association returns strong strike mandate

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Garett Williams
Over 85 per cent of union members voted in favour of strike action.
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U of M Faculty Association calls strike vote

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Garett Williams
UMFA represents nearly 1,200 professors, researchers, and librarians and has been without a contract since its last three-year deal expired March 31.
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UMFA considers university proposal

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Garett Williams
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) is held a special general meeting Tuesday to discuss the most recent offer from U of M administration toward a long-term agreement. The university presented the association of professors,...
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Facing Canada’s residential school history

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Garett Williams
“What does real reconciliation look like if First Nation values clash with capitalism, with resource extraction, with the understanding of how important water is?”
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Return of national academic survey welcomed by researchers, faculty associations

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Garett Williams
Research associations, faculty, and university administrations alike are welcoming the return of a Statistics Canada survey that supporters say will provide crucial data on the Canadian academic landscape. Federal Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan announced...
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