Moving Forwards: MPI faces massive backlog following two month strike
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is facing a massive backlog of claims, road tests and other appointments as its employees return to work following a two-month strike. While the strike may have ended last week, MPI employees have some catching up to do reports Carmen Nedohin, who recently assumed the role of MPI’s […]
Striking No More: MPI workers reach tentative deal with Crown corporation
Winnipeg, Manitoba — On Wednesday evening, the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) announced that its members voted in favour of a tentative agreement that was originally reached on Tuesday with MPI. With the acceptance of this new agreement, MGEU members have agreed to end strike actions that initially began on August 28, 2023. […]
Rolling On: MPI says latest offer to union is final, but MGEU strike continues
Winnipeg, Manitoba – After four weeks of striking, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) says its latest offer–announced Tuesday–to the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union (MGEU) is final. On September 14, MPI and MGEU agreed to meet with a conciliator to help further talks, but following this discussion, union president Kyle Ross said that the latest […]
Strike Update: Union president cites Manitoba Public Insurance letter to striking workers as “brazen effort to sow division”
Winnipeg, Manitoba – With the strike continuing, the union representing workers at Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) says the Crown corporation is attempting to divide employees. Approximately 1400 MPI workers have been on strike since August 28, 2023. On Friday, September 15, 2023, the union released a letter that it says was sent to employees by […]
Insurer Offers: MPI calls on workers’ union to end strike ‘immediately’; further refines services to streamline processes
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) workers are now in their second week of strike action after the public insurer and the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) failed to reach a deal. “With more unnecessary strike action scheduled for next week, MPI continues to call on MGEU to accept binding arbitration–to end […]
No Panic, Yet: 1,700+ MPI workers on strike; ATA and public insurer work to mitigate collision claim concerns
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Last Monday, more than 1,700 unionized Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) workers walked off the job. But Ferd Klassen says it’s not “panic mode” amid the autobody industry–at least, not yet. “[MPI] is constantly adjusting things on the fly,” said Klassen, the vice president of Manitoba’s Automotive Trades Association (ATA) and owner of […]
