ManitobaNurses at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre have voted in favour of “grey-listing” the hospital in an effort to discourage frontline workers from taking jobs there amid safety concerns.94% voted in favour to discourage workers from taking jobs at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences CentreArturo Chang · CBC News · Posted: Aug 08, 2025 5:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoThe Manitoba Nurses Union said in a release Friday afternoon 94 per cent of nurses at Health Sciences Centre voted in favour of “grey-listing” the facility, which it says is a reflection of their “collective frustration” over unsafe working conditions. (Fernand Detillieux/CBC)Nurses at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre have voted in favour of “grey-listing” the hospital in an effort to discourage frontline workers from taking jobs there amid safety concerns.The Manitoba Nurses Union said in a release Friday afternoon 94 per cent of nurses at the facility voted in favour of the measure, which it says its a reflection of their “collective frustration” over unsafe working conditions. Voting was held over several days this week. The vote result means the union will begin advising nurses not to take jobs at the HSC. It follows a string of recent incidents around the hospital, including the including the sexual assault of five people including two nurses in early July.Union president Darlene Jackson previously told CBC News the union has been mulling the move since 2020.Jackson said in the release safety is non-negotiable, calling the situation “untenable.”The union has only grey-listed facilities five times previously, the most recent being the Dauphin Regional Health Centre in 2007. The MNU represents 97 per cent of all unionized nurses in Manitoba, according to its website. CBC News has requested comment from Manitoba health officials.
Nurses vote to ‘grey list’ Manitoba’s largest hospital over safety concerns
