The two sides in the ongoing strike at Manitoba Public Insurance have agreed to meet with a conciliator in an effort to bring an end to the job action.
A spokesperson with the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union confirmed that both sides agreed to conciliation on Thursday, one day after the union had asked MPI to consider the idea.
While MPI also confirmed the agreement Thursday, a spokesperson said conciliation "is not required" to end the strike.
The corporation says its last offer, which included going to binding arbitration on the issue of general wage increases, is still on the table
1,700 unionized employees of the crown corporation have been on strike since August 28th
