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This article was published 11/06/2010 (5717 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Staff at Assiniboine Community College and Red River College have voted to strike.
From June 7-10, members of Manitoba Government and General Employees Union cast their ballots to determine whether or not to provide their bargaining representatives with a strike mandate. Last night the ballots were counted, and the result is an overwhelming majority of members voting in favour of strike action, say MGEU representatives.
“The results of this week’s vote sends a clear message to the employers that what they’ve presented to members thus far is an insufficient offer,” says MGEU President Peter Olfert.
Thirty-six bargaining sessions between the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union and management of the two post-secondary institutions have failed to resolve a year-long contract dispute, Olfert says.
Instructors and support staff at the two colleges have been without a contract since last summer.
When talks started, the colleges offered a wage deal similar to the Manitoba Hydro deal — a two-year contract including annual raises of 2.9 and 2.5 per cent, Olfert said. But now, the colleges’ staff are facing a wage freeze, as per the NDP’s government employee “wage pause” suggestion.
Despite the strike vote, union representatives say there is still hope that an agreement can be reached. There are four days of scheduled bargaining remaining in June.
“It’s not over yet. The next step for the committee is to return to the bargaining table and work to reach a fair and reasonable settlement,” says Olfert.
If that doesn’t happen, then the bargaining committee – representing approximately 1,600 college employees throughout the province – will have the option of setting a strike date.