Despite voting to remain neutral in transit negotiations only two weeks ago, the UMSU board of directors voted Thursday overwhelmingly in support of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) in the standoff between transit drivers and Winnipeg Transit.
A student group on campus is sending a message to the candidates hoping to be the next premier of Manitoba: it is time to hear the voices of survivors of sexual violence.
As it turns out, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” does not ride through Winnipeg.
UMSU executive has once again demonstrated its inability to represent students with a recent vote on the Winnipeg Transit labour dispute.
While transit workers have insisted they are not looking to start a back-to-school strike, UMSU is preparing for anything.
UMSU’s Centennial Frosh event — so named for 2019 being the student union’s 100th year — will be headlined by rappers Tyga and Lil Nas X.
With the possibility of either a strike from Winnipeg transit workers or a lockout of workers by the city looming, UMSU has voted to remain neutral — for now.
With the Manitoba provincial election less than a month away, UMSU has been meeting with parties to ensure students’ voices are heard.
UMSU is in the process of creating four working groups.
UMSU president Jakob Sanderson on the “bad economic policy” of international student healthcare hikes.