Unionized employees at Manitoba Public Insurance officially hit the picket lines Monday morning, and the crown corporation says the strike will have an impact on its operations.
They say all of their locations across the province will be closed as a result of the walkout, and appointments for services such as driver testing, estimates, adjustments, and driver fitness will be canceled until further notice.
However, customers with general inquiries or front-end service transactions, including licensing renewal and insurance payments can still visit one of MPI’s nearly 300 broker partners.
MPI adds their Contact Centre will remain open for reporting personal injury claims, non-drivable collision claims, and total-theft claims, while essential services, such as income replacement payments for personal injury claimants, will continue uninterrupted.
Around 1,700 members of the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union went on the picket lines, after failing to reach a new contract with MPI.
