Manitoba Public Insurance details contingency plans amid looming strike – Winnipeg | 24CA News
Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) says they plan to take care of some companies amid potential strike motion by Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union employees.
Approximately 1,700 unionized MPI staff are anticipated to be on the picket line starting Monday at 7:30 a.m. if a brand new contract isn’t negotiated by finish of day Sunday.
MPI stated common inquiries and repair transactions will be accomplished at any of its almost 300 dealer companions throughout the province, together with licence renewals, new insurance coverage insurance policies and insurance coverage funds.
MPI’s contact centre will keep open for reporting private harm claims, non-drivable collision claims and total-theft claims.
Customers reporting all different forms of collision injury claims, together with hail claims, can go on to an MPI accredited restore store.
Last week, members voted in favour of strike motion after a brand new contract couldn’t be settled between the 2 entities. MPI staff have been working underneath an expired contact since September 2022 and rejected the Crown company’s supply of a two-per cent annual wage enhance.
MPI claims they supplied the union an settlement with a financial worth as much as 17 per cent.
“Our members have been clear – they want an agreement that helps everyone keep up with the soaring cost of living… This strike can end before it even starts, and our bargaining team is willing to meet over the weekend to make that happen so our members can continue to go to work and serve Manitobans,” MGEU President Kyle Ross stated in a Friday press launch.
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