New four-year contract ratified by 13,000 Manitoba employees

'Our members see it largely as a fair and reasonable deal.' - Peter Olfert

Winnipeg (12 Dec. 06) - Manitoba’s 13,000 civil service employees have ratified a new four-year contract with the province. The deal, accepted by a vote of 78%, provides increases of 2.5% a year (retroactive to March this year) for the first three years and 2.9% in the final year.

“This has been a long and sometimes challenging round of negotiations for the Civil Service Bargaining Committee,” says Peter Olfert, president of the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union (MGEU/NUPGE).

"But based on feedback we’ve been getting at information sessions we’ve conducted across the province, our members see it largely as a fair and reasonable deal.”

Olfert is pleased that the dedicated workers who keep Manitoba safe, secure and on the move can now plan for their future. The MGEU will be working with government to ensure that retroactive pay goes out to members by the end of January. NUPGE