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Monthly Archives: October 2018

05 Oct 2018

History of The Manitoba Teacher Magazine

The Teacher Turns 100 When the founders of MTS got together almost 100 years ago, they looked at ways to bring members of the union together and to keep them informed. One of their first decisions was to launch a magazine called The Bulletin. The magazine, shortly after renamed The Manitoba Teacher, has become one of the oldest publications in Manitoba and a regular arrival for generations of teachers. In May of 1919, 700 copies of the first issue of […]

05 Oct 2018

Professional Status

The Quest for Status Few topics in the history of The MTS are as vital to understanding the evolution of the organization as the quest for recognition of professional status for teachers. It was a pursuit that burned with a passion but got colder and colder through the decades, to a point the flame flickered and died as it became clear that the vision of teachers was not the same as successive governments. The recognition as opposed to establishment of […]

04 Oct 2018

MTS is Born

Where it all Began It was April, 1919. The Great War had ended just five months previously. The Manitoba Liberal minority government of Tobias Norris was hanging on with support of the progressive United Farmers of Manitoba . In two months, the first transatlantic flight would leave Newfoundland. In a month a general strike would paralyze Winnipeg. Amid the unfolding of history, a group of teachers were working to bring a long-held vision to reality. They envisioned an organization of […]