More labour strife might be on the way in the province.
More than 500 front-line workers at three child welfare agencies in Manitoba are poised to strike, after voting against their latest contract offers.
170 members of Southeast Child and Family Services have been without a contract since March of 2022, while workers for the Métis Authority — including 221 at Métis CFS and 111 at Michif CFS — have been without a new deal since January 31st, 2023.
They’re asking for increases in line with the four-year, 14 per cent-plus general wage increase MGEU members doing the same work in the civil service received in the fall.
There has been no monetary offer from either Métis or Michif CFS, while Southeast CFS offered wage increases totalling nine per cent over four years.
