The Manitoba Government and General Employees Union says approximately 1,700 unionized workers at Manitoba Public Insurance will go on strike as of 7:30 Monday morning if a new contract can not be reached before then.
The union officially served strike notice to the crown corporation today after rejecting their latest offer earlier his week.
A strike would affect many MPI services, including its call centres, claim processing, damage estimates, and driver and vehicle licensing.
Meanwhile, voting continues today by the 1,400 unionized workers at Manitoba Liquor Marts on a tentative agreement reached earlier this week.
Voting is scheduled to continue until noon on Sunday, with results expected to be announced Sunday afternoon.
The MGEU says if ratified, the new deal would give a majority of the unionized workers a general wage increase totaling about 12 per cent over four years.
