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By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted January 12, 2024 8:48 pm Updated January 12, 2024 10:11 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Around 11,500 civil service workers in Manitoba could soon have a new contract. The MGEU, which represents the workers, says it has reached a tentative …
Read More »MPI strike over as union members ratify deal; services to resume Friday – Winnipeg
By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted November 1, 2023 9:18 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s official – the lengthy MPI strike is officially over as workers voted to ratify a deal Wednesday bringing a dispute lasting more than two months to an end. The new …
Read More »Workers reject MPI’s latest offer as lengthy strike continues – Winnipeg
By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted October 30, 2023 10:43 pm Updated October 30, 2023 11:35 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The MPI strike lasting more than two months will continue after the union representing the workers rejected an offer from the employer Monday. MGEU members …
Read More »MPI resuming road tests amid strike – Winnipeg
Manitoba Public Insurance plans to resume driver testing using “MPI-certified driver education instructors” amid a union strike, but licences issued during this time could be subject to retesting down the road. On Wednesday the Crown corporation said in a press release that Class 5 drivers who have already completed the …
Read More »Manitoba premier blames politics, union for Crown corporation strike – Winnipeg
Workers at Manitoba’s auto insurance Crown corporation went on strike Monday, as Premier Heather Stefanson criticized union leaders for rejecting a wage offer. About 1,700 workers at Manitoba Public Insurance walked off the job after negotiations on a new collective agreement stalled. Picket lines were set up at MPI offices across the province …
Read More »Union accepts deal, Manitoba’s Liquor Mart strike ends – Winnipeg
All Liquor Mart locations will be back in full force, after a six-week contract dispute between the Crown corporation and the union representing its employees has ended. Approximately 1,400 members of the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) voted to accept the latest offer from Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries …
Read More »MPI workers set to strike if no deal reached by Monday morning, union says – Winnipeg
Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) workers are set to go on strike if a deal can’t be reached over the weekend. The Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU), which represents the 1,700 workers, served the corporation with a strike notice Friday, indicating that the entire membership intends to walk out …
Read More »Breakthrough in Manitoba liquor strike as conciliator recommends arbitration – Winnipeg
Some movement has been made in the ongoing strike involving Manitoba Liquor Mart employees on Monday. An independent conciliator has been working with the two sides and on Monday they recommended for the strike and lockout action to end and for both sides to move on to binding arbitration on …
Read More »Manitoba liquor workers plan further strike action – Winnipeg
Union workers with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries are escalating their strike action after an unsuccessful weekend at the bargaining table. After a one-day picket last week Wednesday by some of the 1,400 Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) members, president Kyle Ross said no deal has been made. All …
Read More »Manitoba liquor workers to go on strike with planned walkout – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Union workers with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries have issued a strike notice, with plans to hold a one-day, provincewide walkout on July 19. Represented by the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union, approximately 1,400 workers will be part of the strike action …
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