The Manitoba Teachers' Society is the collective bargaining/professional organization for Manitoba's public school teachers. Links, RTs are not endorsements.
The Manitoba Teachers’ Society is calling on the government to mandate the wearing of masks by all staff, students and visitors in the province’s public schools.
BREAKING: Bill 28 Ruled Unconstitutional. “Today we celebrate an enormous victory for Manitoba’s 16,000 public school teachers and all public sector workers in the province,” said
@JamesRCBedford
, Society president.
#fairbargaining
#mbpoli
#solidarity
After today’s record number of cases, teachers will not stand for being put at risk every single day. We renew our demand for an immediate move to Code Red in high risk areas of Manitoba including Winnipeg. Premier Pallister, teachers demand you take action! -
@JamesRCBedford
KEEP SCHOOLS SAFE. Vaccinate teachers and school staff now! It's well past time Manitoba teachers and school staff were included in priority COVID-19 vaccinations. A third, rapidly infectious wave is here. Government and schools can't be caught off-guard.
#VOCs
#raiseyourvoice
The Manitoba Teachers’ Society urges the BSD Board of Trustees to reject any attempt to ban reading material from its school libraries. The following ad was published in the Brandon Sun this weekend.
MTS leaders front and centre at today's Rally and March for Trans Youth at the MB Legislature this afternoon. Thank you to everyone who is making a difference in the lives of trans and queer youth.
#mbpoli
VACCINATE TEACHERS and school staff now! It's well past time Manitoba teachers and school staff were included in priority COVID-19 vaccinations. A third, rapidly infectious wave is here. Government must be proactive!
#VOCs
#raiseyourvoice
“MTS stands in firm opposition to the banning of reading material from school—or any other—libraries,” MTS president Nathan Martindale said. Click link for full statement.
As we celebrate sexual and gender diversity and reflect on the progress being made, let's renew our commitment to condemning the violence and discrimination that members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ continue to face not just globally, but right here in Manitoba.
VACCINATE ALL TEACHERS and all school staff now! It's well past time Manitoba teachers and school staff were included in priority COVID-19 vaccinations. A third, rapidly infectious wave is here. Government must be proactive!
#VOCs
#raiseyourvoice
The Society has called on the
@MBGov
to allow teachers to work from home. Today they responded “We are encouraging school divisions to follow health advice. Teachers, support staff and other personnel should be allowed to work at home, if at all possible.”
The Manitoba Teachers’ Society is calling on the province to prioritize school staff as critical service workers. "All workers in public schools should be given priority,” MTS president
@JamesRCBedford
said. See
@globalwinnipeg
story at
#raiseyourvoice
BREAKING: Bill 64 is dead. Teachers across the province are elated. "Manitoba teachers raised their voices, and today, we, along with thousands of friends who joined us along the way, achieved what many said could not be done." -
@nathanmwinnipeg
#64isdead
Teachers innovate every single day out of passion for their students - and to cope with underfunding. The $25 million Teachers' Idea Fund would be better spent feeding hungry kids and giving teachers the resources they need. Here's an idea: fund public education.
#raiseyourvoice
Thank you to everyone who rallied and marched in today's Rally for Trans Youth at the MB Legislature and
@CMHR_News
! Your support is invaluable. "We will never be onboard with transphobia and homophobia." - MTS President
@nathanmwinnipeg
#mbpoli
BREAKING! This MTS toolkit gives you background on the legislation, how it impacts teachers, and most importantly, how you can
#raiseyourvoice
as a Manitoba educator in opposition to Bill 64.
#Bill64
#mbpoli
#mbedchat
School mask mandate ends March 15. Teachers urge caution in "return to normal." Two years of pandemic living has taught us that things can change quickly. The Manitoba Teachers' Society feels that lifting the mask mandate is premature. More details:
NEW: MTS is urging the provincial gov't to use the $85.4M in federal education funding to hire more staff, increase access to teacher and student mental health resources, and deliver higher levels of direct public health support to all schools.
Manitoba teachers are extremely concerned about the provincial government’s decision to close the Manitoba Curriculum Support Centre on Monday, April 1.
Thirty retired superintendents have signed an open letter against Bill 64, in the hopes of halting the province's sweeping reforms to K-12 education. They argue it will lead to the politicization of education and harm the collaborative culture in schools.
Phyllis Webstad's personal story was the impetus behind
#OrangeShirtDay
. She says honouring residential school survivors is "a little bit of justice in our lifetime for what happened to us. We'll never be fully healed, but it helps us to feel better about being in this world."
MTS President to Pallister: Patience is no virtue. Our members have not been silent. The situation in our schools is no secret. There is a "perfect storm gathering before our eyes." Our teachers need support now. Not in a week. Not in a month. Now.
Teachers across Saskatchewan are braving frigid temperatures in today's one-day province-wide strike. MB teachers stand with our
@SaskTeachersFed
colleagues in their fight for better classroom supports for themselves and their students!
#ISupportSTF
#WeAreSTF
#Bill64
gives inexperienced people influence over decision-making in hiring staff, performance evaluations, plus recommendations on discipline management and analyzing student achievement. These are best suited for trained teachers/principal teachers.
#raiseyourvoice
#mbpoli
The Manitoba Teachers’ Society is calling on the provincial government to declare CODE RED on the Pandemic Response System for all public schools in the City of Winnipeg. Priority vaccination was the answer weeks ago and the
#MB
government refused to act.
"Unless the province implements the code red shutdown in Winnipeg schools, as
@mbteachers
is calling for, I fear we will not have enough healthy teachers to supply either in-person or remote teaching needs," said Lise Legal, president of
@ptteachersassoc
.
70% of Manitobans agree that the govt. should be spending more to keep kids safe in school during the pandemic.
MTS has repeatedly asked for detailed information on how the Safe School Funds have been used to make schools safer. The silence is deafening.
#mbpoli
@WayneEwasko
Scenes from a
#climatestrike
. Students absolutely outdid themselves today. This rally and march count among the largest
#winnipeg
has seen in decades. Huge thanks to them and every teacher and activist who joined them.
#climatechangeisreal
CROSS LAKE First Nation Chief David Monias and Council offered Thompson, Manitoba teachers COVID-19 vaccinations.
@CPellizzaro
a teacher and president of the Thompson Teachers' Association, thanked the First Nation for their support.
#gratitude
#Indigenous
212 Doctors call for lockdown, immediate vaccine eligibility for teachers. "We need to shut down when cases begin to rise. If we wait until the entire house is on fire, it is far too late."
#raiseyourvoice
#mbpoli
HALT IN-PERSON CLASSES in hot spots: teachers union. At least 574 new cases among school staff and students have been reported since April 21, according to the province's online school dashboard.
#raiseyourvoice
#mbpoli
#covid19
#manitoba
The provincial government’s priority
#COVID19
vaccination list does not include teachers.
@mbteachers
President
@JamesRCBedford
calls the move "a slap in the face" to all teachers and education staff.
Slam the Door on 64! Join Manitoba’s 16,600 public school teachers in calling on the government to put students first and withdraw
#Bill64
. This regressive legislation opens the door to drastic, harmful reforms to K-12 public education.
#slamthedooron64
'New rules for back-to-school cause controversy.' MTS has told the government the safety of students and members in schools must be the number one priority. Lifting the mask mandate is dangerous and premature. It puts students and staff at risk. More:
Yes, today is Sept 30 and it's Orange Shirt Day. Manitoba's 15,000 public school teachers respect and honour residential school survivors. Let's never forget the past while we create a better future!
#OrangeShirtDay
#Indigenous
#indigenousrights
We've got answers here! As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, you're probably asking yourself how absences from work will affect employers and employees. We've developed the following principles concerning potential workplace absence situations for members.
BREAKING: Members of Beautiful Plains Teachers' Association, in a unanimous vote, ratified a new collective agreement, breaking the shackles of Bill 28 and marking a turning point for public sector agreements across the province.
#mblab
#mbpoli
#mbed
#mbed
With the announcement of 14 new
#COVID19
cases in Manitoba, with one person in critical condition, MTS reminds members to take the advice of health authorities and stay home. The province’s chief public health officer says “now is the time to stay home.”
Bill 64 strikes at the heart of public education. MTS encourages everyone, in person, in writing, at town halls, on social media and in conversation, to exercise their democratic right to oppose it.
#RaiseYourVoice
today! The MTS
#Bill64
Toolkit can help.
The Manitoba government today announced that non-medical masks will be mandatory for students and staff from Grades 4-12, when two – metres of social distancing cannot be achieved.
BREAKING: The Manitoba Teachers’ Society welcomed today’s
@mbgov
announcement about the establishment of a $2.5 million Home Nutrition and Learning pilot project that will provide breakfast to 6,000 school-aged children from 2,500 families.
#childhunger
First Nation rolls out vaccinations for Thompson teachers. “Their generosity has touched our hearts more than they could imagine.
#Thompson
teachers are so happy," said
@CPellizzaro
who teared up when describing their excitement during a phone call Sunday.
MTS President Norm Gould calls out the MB government for weakening French-language education through cuts to the BEF at the
#MTS
rally for education.
#kidsnotcuts
#mtsagm2018
Keep the mask mandate. "Parents and teachers and students all need to feel safe during school. The easiest way to do that is to make the mask-wearing mandatory instead of this wishy-washy recommendation," said
@nathanmwinnipeg
,
@mbteachers
vice president.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada is expected to be important learning tool. "Not only will (Indigenous) children see themselves, but non-indigenous children will be educated w/ resources that come from
#Indigenous
voices." -
@Bearhead_C
@RCGS_SGRC
The province answered the call of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society and announced that all school staff must be fully immunized for COVID-19 by October 31, 2021 or undergo regular testing. Masks will be required in public indoor settings including schools.
Today and every day during this cruel conflict, we send our love and unwavering support to the citizens of Ukraine - and those who love them across the globe. We grieve, hope and stand with the courageous people of Ukraine.
#StandWithUkraine
.
#Solidarity
#Peace
Manitoba Teachers’ Society President
@Nathanmwinnipeg
calls on all three major political parties to stand together against hate and in support of educational resources that promote safe and inclusive schools. Read his letter here.
#antihate
Parents, teachers, public education and labour friends! Join the MTS rally for public education this Thursday, August 24 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. See you on the front steps of the Manitoba Legislature!
#mbpoli
#mblab
MTS president
@JamesRCBedford
says that while teachers are happy to have their three non-instructional days back, today’s announcement does nothing to address teacher workload.
Majority of Manitobans would nix school-tax rebates in favour of social spending, poll suggests | CBC News Also: "These rebate cheques represent more than $1 billion which could have gone into the public school system,"
@JamesRCBedford
MTS president.
“While it closes non-essential services, the province needs to open the tap on funding intended to keep our teachers and students safe," says MTS vice-president Nathan Martindale.
400 Grade 12 grads from Steinbach Regional Secondary School in
@HanoverSD
woke up to a big surprise on Wednesday — "Class of 2020 Grad Lives Here" lawn signs.
Rest, reflect and recharge, Manitoba teachers - you deserve it! Wishing all of our more than 15,000 members in every corner of Manitoba a happy holiday season and a wonderful start to 2019.
BREAKING: "This is a huge disappointment, a 1.5 percent cut,” says MTS President Norm Gould. "This is what government thinks our students are worth?” -
@normgould
on
@Brian_Pallister
government's public school funding announcement. Please RT.
#mbpoli
Yes! Monday, September 30th is
#OrangeShirtDay
, the day we remember
#ResidentialSchool
Survivors. You'll find a trove of MTS Orange Shirt Day lesson plans right here.