At its most recent meeting, UMSU’s board of directors issued its support for the Amalgamated Transit Union 1505 (ATU) in their ongoing labour dispute with the City of Winnipeg, as well as its support for investment into improved transit service by the municipal and provincial government. The motion “recognizes the immense value of an improved…
With Manitobans less than 24 hours removed from provincial polls, the focus now shifts to Canada’s 43rd general election less than six weeks from now. UMSU has already teamed-up with student unions across the country to ensure that post-secondary student priorities are heard by all political parties. With over 2.5 million post-secondary students eligible to…
By Samantha McCabe Student unions from postsecondary institutions across Canada, representing almost 900,000 students, have joined forces in an attempt to get the federal parties to consider their priorities in the run-up to this October’s election. The unions are set to release a joint letter Tuesday that outlines the groups’ top policy priorities: the…
This article is part of UMSU’s Manitoba Elections 2019 series, detailing the policy priorities that we have advocated for provincial parties to adopt in their platforms to ensure post-secondary education in the province remains affordable and accessible. Learn more here. RECOMMENDATION: Echoing recommendations from Students for Consent Culture Canada, we urge the Government of…
This article is part of UMSU’s Manitoba Elections 2019 series, detailing the policy priorities that we have advocated for provincial parties to adopt in their platforms to ensure post-secondary education in the province remains affordable and accessible. Learn more here. RECOMMENDATION: That the Government of Manitoba reinstate funding for the province’s post-secondary institution operating…