Frequently Asked Questions on the UofM – AESES labour conflict

Students have many questions about the current security situation on campus. Please read more to see answers to many of the common questions being asked.

New: The University and AESES-UMSS have reached an agreement, and the members of AESES-UM Security Services are back at work at 7am August 25, 2010.

The provincial government has rejected ten out of the twelve tuition fee proposals, 8 of which were from the University of Manitoba. The two that have been approved are the MBA increase (smaller than was proposed) and the Dentistry increase (as proposed).

On Friday, April 23rd at approximately 6:45am our Campus Community Farm garden shed was burned to the ground at our garden location on Chancellor Matheson Drive/Pembina.  Arson is suspected.  The farm, a new UMSU Service, is a student led initiative whose main objectives seek to provide access to students and community groups with high quality arable land for gardening and sustainable mini-farming, while addressing a number of pressing environmental issues such as food security and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through the promotion of local food initiatives.