News

A Handful of Holdouts

School Divisions’ Failure to Settle puts Teacher Salaries at Risk MTS and local associations continue to reach settlements with school divisions across the province. There are notable holdouts, however. As ... Read More...

U of M Seeks Teachers for Study

Share How the Shift to Online Teaching has Affected You U of M seeks participants for study on how moving from face-to-face instruction to online platforms during COVID-19 impacts teachers Title of Study: T... Read More...

Keep Schools Safe

It is well past time Manitoba teachers and school staff were included in priority COVID-19 vaccinations. A third, rapidly infectious COVID-19 wave, has arrived and neither government nor schools can be caug... Read More...

Candidates for MTS Provincial Executive

The top jobs on the MTS provincial executive will go uncontested this year. The March 1 deadline for nominations having passed, James Bedford and Nathan Martindale have been acclaimed for a further two-year ter... Read More...

MTS Fights for Principals

On Monday (Mar.15), Bill 64 – The Education Modernization Act was introduced in the legislature. This legislation provided context and clarification on some important questions posed by principal and vice-princ... Read More...

Clarifying Self-Isolation Exemptions

Kindergarten to Grade 12 education providers (all teachers, administrators, and support staff), who have been directed to self-isolate because a member of their household is either awaiting a COVID-19 test resu... Read More...

Public Sector Bargaining Opens Up

Members of Beautiful Plains Teachers Association (BPTA), in a unanimous vote, ratified a new collective agreement, breaking free from the shackles placed on public sector bargaining by Bill 28 - The Public ... Read More...

Speak up on Bill 45

Members of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society are being encouraged to make their voices heard on impending provincial labour legislation. Among other items, Bill 45 – The Public Schools Amendment and MTS Ame... Read More...