Premier has previously pledged to walk back PBF in November 15th throne speech Winnipeg - The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) is calling on the Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration Jon Reyes to confirm that his ministry will...
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MOFA Response to the Speech from the Throne
Universities are still not a priority for the Stefanson government The Speech from the Throne signals that this government will continue to interfere with Manitoba’s universities, giving primacy to the immediate needs of the labour market rather than student and...
MOFA Brief on Performance-Based Funding
MOFA has prepared the following response to the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration's request for additional consultations on a performance-based funding model (PBF) in Manitoba. MOFA has previously engaged the department on this matter through...
Provincial Government Austerity Holding Students and Manitoba Economy Back
Last week professors, instructors and librarians represented by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association went on legal strike, bringing many classes and other university activities to a halt. The main issue faculty are fighting against is deteriorating...
Union busting at the University of Manitoba
The current PC government is no friend of organized labour and upon taking office in 2016 immediately took aim at the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA). UMFA and the University were in the middle of contract negotiations and the university...
Manitoba premier says testing for COVID-19 will triple by end of summer
The Manitoba government is expanding COVID-19 testing as it prepares to reopen the economy, and is signalling that cost-cutting to limit the pandemic's effects on the provincial budget may not be as severe as some fear. Read more here.
Defend Manitoba Parks – Keep them Public
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Manitoba Chapter and MGEU are concerned about the PC government’s long-term plans for Manitoba’s public parks. In addition to tapping a consulting firm to evaluate whether parks should be “divested” or “decommissioned,” two...
Keep Liquor Public
The PC government has introduced legislation (Bill 40) to expand private liquor sales. The Manitoba Government and General Employees Union worries the legislation will erode public liquor sales, which help fund public services. MOFA supports efforts to stop this bill,...
The Public Services Sustainability Act (Bill 28)
Manitoba’s faculty associations are part of the Partnership to Defend Public Services, a group of 28 unions headed up by the Manitoba Federation of Labour, which continues to fight the PC government over this draconian legislation. The bill, ruled unconstitutional by...