Overview

• The union formally grey-listed the Health Sciences Centre on August 8, publicly discouraging nurse assignments due to repeated assaults and a bomb threat.
• Union demands include swipe-card access to hospital tunnels, a dedicated tunnel security team and a staff alert system to notify workers of potential dangers.
• Shared Health has convened government, police, University of Manitoba and union leaders in a multi-stakeholder forum to coordinate comprehensive security reforms.
• Interim security measures already in place feature increased patrols, enhanced camera coverage and artificial intelligence weapons scanners across hospital grounds.
• This marks the sixth grey-listing action by the Manitoba Nurses Union in 45 years, underscoring the severity of unresolved safety concerns.