A tentative agreement has been reached between the Manitoba Government Employees Union (MGEU) and Provincial Health Labour Relations Services on behalf of the employers representing 978 professional/technical sector employees. This includes Prairie Mountain Health, Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority, and Southern Health-Santé Sud.
In a media release posted to Shared Health’s website on June 2nd, “The tentative agreement is a six-year contract, with compounding general wage increases for every year beginning April 1, 2018, significant retroactive pay for general wage increases as well as other extensive monetary gains and non-monetary improvements to support recruitment, retention, career advancement and education, and staff wellness. Processing the significant retroactive payments would begin immediately after ratification.
We appreciate the professionalism, commitment and leadership of the MGEU Bargaining Committee throughout these complex negotiations. This intensive process began in May 2022 and has involved a tremendous amount of work by the bargaining teams on both sides, as we worked together to address fundamental issues and merge collective agreements within the Employers Organizations for the benefit of both employees and Manitoba patients, residents and clients. This new, fair and long-term agreement delivers wide-ranging improvements and we thank everyone involved for their tireless work.
MGEU’s internal ratification process will now unfold and we fully respect this.
With this tentative agreement, health system employers have now successfully concluded collective agreements for more than 50,000 health-care workers in nursing, community support, facility support, physician residents/interns and physician/clinical assistants – and now one of the two professional/technical/paramedical sectors. Approximately 85 per cent of Manitoba’s health workforce are already benefiting from these agreements and the benefits they provide, including compounding general wage increases, significant retroactive payments and much higher base pay, together with other extensive monetary and non-monetary improvements.”