Civil Servants
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Tentative agreement reached between civil service workers, provinceAround 11,500 civil service workers in the province could soon have a new contract as the MGEU says it has reached a tentative agreement with the province.TrendingJan 12, 2024
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Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union says deal reached with province to avoid layoffsThe union representing thousands of public sector employees in Manitoba says its come to an agreement with the province to prevent layoffs, in exchange for workers taking five unpaid days off.PoliticsJun 1, 2020
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Civil servants describe government’s COVID-19 response to ‘Dunkirk’ style rescueCivil servants that worked on Canada's $82-billion attempt to stem the economic damage of the COVID-19 pandemic comapred it to one of the most famous naval evacuations in history.CanadaMay 3, 2020
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PCO warns civil servants to watch online posts during election campaignThe guidelines the Privy Council Office has posted set out the rules federal civil servants need to follow to avoid any hint of partisanship in a politically-charged election campaign.PoliticsSep 23, 2019
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Manitoba government employee survey shows fewer people satisfied with workA new survey says less than 40 per cent of Manitoba civil servants feel as though they are valued employees.CanadaMay 10, 2019
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Minister opens federal pay centre in N.B., says Phoenix pay system is improvingUnder Phoenix, tens of thousands of civil servants have been underpaid, overpaid or not paid at all for long periods since 2016, which has prompted protests across the country.CanadaMay 4, 2018
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Ontario government offers another 7.5% raise to second set of civil servantsThe offer to the union that represents many professionals in the public service comes shortly after a similar offer was made to the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, which represents about 35,500 public servants and correctional staff.CanadaJun 14, 2017
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Premier McNeil has no plans to change approach on labour negotiationsPremier Stephen McNeil sounded a familiar note, saying the government would continue to make sure it "lives within its means."PoliticsMay 31, 2017
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Manitoba PC legislature members taking voluntary wage freeze: PremierManitoba legislature members are taking a voluntary pay freeze as the government eyes possible wage and benefit concessions for public-sector workers.PoliticsMar 1, 2017
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7,600 NSGEU members start voting on long-delayed contract offerThousands of public sector workers are voting on a contract offer from the government that their union hopes they reject.CanadaDec 12, 2016
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