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Collision repair shops in Manitoba fear they are headed for a crash of their own regarding negotiated rates paid by Manitoba Public Insurance.
Collision repair shops in Manitoba fear they are headed for a crash of their own regarding negotiated rates paid by Manitoba Public Insurance.
The Manitoba Motor Dealers Association and an organization that represents independent body shops in the province say the public insurer has unilaterally ended negotiations on a renewal of its two-year rate agreement, a process that has been in place for 50 years.
Collision repair shops, through the MMDA and the Automotive Trades Association, have asked for a significant hike in hourly labour rates and rates paid for specific procedures that MPI says would cost the public insurer $100 million per year and would cause a significant rate hike to Manitoba ratepayers.
WINNIPEG The Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba is seeking a court injunction over a terminated compensation agreement with Manitoba Public Insurance. The group, which represents 232 auto body repair shops in the province, filed a statement of claim in Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Apr. 1. The claim alleges MPI pressured shops to enter into individual compensation agreements by Apr. 14 or face operating sanctions. While the group now says shops are no longer facing those same sanctions from MPI if they don’t sign by next week, it wants an arbitrator to get involved to help the two sides hammer out a new deal.