UMSU has written an open letter to the province of Manitoba on behalf of students, urging them to ease the compensation mandate on the University of Manitoba. Read the full letter at the link below: Open letter to Ease UM Mandate
UMSU has put out an open letter on behalf of students to insist on binding arbitration. Head to the link below to read: Open letter – Students insist on binding arbitration
Help #SaveTheSemester and send a personal e-mail to University President, Dr. Michael Benarroch. Just head to the Google doc at the link below and copy the template to send as an email! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lmit99UKUqH9oh2xn52CWvyFSn1ZXeNGYLG6Fr0Cmo8/edit
Help #SaveTheSemester and demand the Manitoba government to step in with Collective Bargaining negotiations. Head to the link below to sign our petition and make your voice heard: https://www.change.org/p/the-honourable-brian-pallister-the-honourable-scott-fielding-the-honourable-ralph-eichler-students-urge-government-to-savethesemester-ease-mandate-to-prevent-strike
Winnipeg, MB – On Thursday, November 5, the University of Manitoba bargaining team and the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) returned to the bargaining table for the first time since UMFA’s vote to strike – discussing mediation and a strike deadline. At this meeting, the UM bargaining team proposed that a third-party mediator be…