While strike action continues on several fronts across the province, another sector steps into the ring.
Manitoba General Employee's Union members of the Civil Service workforce are considering strike action after rejecting the government's most recent contract offer.
Kyle Ross of the MGEU says "Public sector workers have had enough of the outgoing government’s 2% wage mandate and are prepared to take strike action if they don’t get a fair deal.”
This is similar to other strike actions put forward by MPI to match government employee wage increases with those seen by MLAs and the incoming premier of 3.3%, rather than the currently proposed 2 %
The MGEU represents approximately 11,000 civil servants. They work in a variety of areas province-wide, including Correctional Officers, Conservation Officers, Public Health Inspectors, Snow Plow and Grader Operators, Sheriffs, Clerks of the Court, and Social Service Workers, among others.
MGEU members in Manitoba’s Civil Service have voted overwhelmingly to reject the government’s current contract offer,...
Posted by Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union (MGEU) on Friday, October 6, 2023
