WINNIPEG — A union representing approximately 120 workers who provide meter readings, inspections and location services for Manitoba Hydro customers says members have voted to strike in support of their demands for a new contract.
Unifor issued a statement saying 92 per cent of members of Local 681, who work for Manitoba Hydro's subsidiary Utility Services, voted in favour of a strike Saturday.Unifor says workers are seeking similar gains to those it says the crown-owned utility has already ratified for public sector workers, but it says bargaining hit an impasse earlier this month.
Local 681's last contract expired nearly two years ago, and the union says the unit has only seen wages rise 1.75 per cent over the last four years.This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2024.
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