With the worldwide social distancing order in place, Easter festivities will be cancelled such as community Easter egg hunts and family gatherings. How do you celebrate Easter at home during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic?
We have some ideas:
We are all in this together #STAYHOMESTAYSAFE
CUPE 998 Executives would like to wish you and your families a Happy Easter.
April 28th once again brings us the National Day of Mourning; a day marked to reflect on the lives lost or forever changed by workplace injury and illness, and re-commit to the actions required for prevention
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The MFL has rescheduled this year’s Day of Mourning ceremony to be a Facebook Live event
Manitoba Federation of Labor President Kevin Rebeck will be hosting the Day of Mourning.
Please tune in to facebook.com/ManitobaLabour at 11 am on Tuesday, April 28 for the virtual ceremony. Mourn the Dead. Fight for the Living.
THE LATEST IN MANITOBA ( as reported by the Winnipeg Free Press)
Another 24 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Manitoba, the chief provincial public health officials said Monday, bringing the total number of presumptive and confirmed cases to 96. There are four patients hospitalized, with one patient in the ICU. Two patients have recovered.
The chief provincial health officer ordered all non-critical businesses in Manitoba to close between April 1 and April 14. Restaurants can’t serve food to customers on their premises, but can offer takeout and delivery. All businesses listed as critical services may continue to operate.
Public-health inspectors, and not the police, are responsible for enforcing new public-health orders such as limits of 10 people at public gatherings.
The Emergency Care Benefit and the Emergency Support Benefit have been merged into the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). The application form will be available through a Government of Canada portal on April 6. The CERB has also been better integrated with Employment Insurance to allow workers to apply for benefits through a single window.
Please read CUPE Backgrounder on Federal Income Support Announcements
Also here’s the Division petition calling for PAID job-protected sick days. Please share, CUPE encourages widespread distribution with members and beyond as this is a great way to engage with our members in simple, easy political action during the pandemic and social distancing.
Sign the Petition Call on the Manitoba Government to Implement PAID SICK DAYS during COVID-19 Pandemic