Manitoba Government and General Employees Union (MGEU) Local 367 members employed at the Nisichawayasihk Personal Care Home in Nelson House voted Oct. 13 in favour of giving their bargaining committee a strike mandate.
The employees’ collective agreement expired on March 31 and they received a final offer from the employer June 30, which they rejected. They then allowed their employer time to seek further funding from the federal government but the union says they have not received an update on these funding efforts and the decision was made to prepare for job action.
“Currently the PCH workers in Nelson House are making significantly less than PCH workers in Manitoba including Thompson, only 100 kilometres away,” said MGEU president Michelle Gawronsky on the union’s website. “These are dedicated workers that care for the elders in the community and deserve to be treated fairly.”
