Responding to COVID-19

Redeployment MOA and FAQ

This MOA is intended to support nurses who would have otherwise had redeployment imposed on them with no formal process or compensation offered. This new MOA builds on previously negotiated MOAs, addresses a number of outstanding issues related to equity and eligibility, and enhances the premiums extended to nurses working in areas of need, who have had their schedules disrupted, or who have been redeployed. It was signed with the employer group on December 1, 2020.

• MOA and summary points
• FAQ on the Redeployment MOA

MNU PPE Settlement: MOA and Joint Statement

MNU has signed a Memorandum of Agreement and issued a Joint Statement with Shared Health on a number of issues involving PPE use and other important health and safety controls, including access to N95 masks.

• Joint Statement/MOA on PPE and Health and Safety Controls

COVID-19 Questions? Read MNU's FAQ.

We have developed a Q&A document to help answer questions you may have. We encourage members to read through it carefully and contact your union representative or LRO if you still have questions.

• COVID-19 Q&As

Single Site Order for Personal Care Homes

On May 1, a public health order restricting all nurses and many other health care staff to working in a single Personal Care Home (PCH) came into effect. MNU has developed a detailed Q and A addressing member questions about this development.

• Single Site PCH Public Health Order Q&As

MNU Reaches MOA with Employers on Redeployment Measures

• MOA on Redeployment Measures

WCB Claims

MNU is recommending that members who have had exposure to a patient or coworker who has been confirmed to be positive for COVID-19, submit a claim to the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB).

• WCB Documentation

Mental Health and Wellness Resources (NEW)

MNU has compiled a list of information, resources and diversions to help nurses safeguard their mental health and wellness in uncertain times.

• Mental Health and Wellness

CFNU Resources

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is a strong advocate of nurse and health care worker protections.

• They have developed and updated a comprehensive position statement on COVID-19.

See also:

• Their position statement on PPE transparency
• Their latest news on the novel Coronavirus
• Their letter to Prime Minister Trudeau

Government/Health Authorities

MNU encourages members to review the COVID-19 information and resources posted online by our governments and health authorities:

• Shared Health (includes resources for health care staff)
• Manitoba Government
  • Latest provincial bulletins on COVID-19 cases and public health measures
  • ​State of emergency resource page
  • Essential services worker child care request form
    Essential, frontline workers should use this form to submit child care requests. Previous requests via phone or email do not need to be resubmitted.
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) PCH Updates