WINNIPEG Members of local 2034 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) took to the picket line Wednesday morning outside Manitoba Hydro headquarters in downtown Winnipeg. Job action by IBEW’s members started Tuesday afternoon as a series of rotating strikes began. A statement Hydro provided Tuesday to CTV news indicated IBEW’s current strike would last 24 hours. Manitoba Hydro has contingency plans in place to ensure it can continue to provide its essential and emergency service to customers and maintain public safety around its facilities and infrastructure, said Bruce Owen, media relations officer, in an email. Owen said IBEW turned down a three-year contract which featured a 0.75 per cent wage increase in the third year retroactive to Jan. 1, 2021.
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THE head of council’s environment committee wants to determine how and when the City of Winnipeg could halt natural gas expansion and rely more on renewable heating sources.
THE head of council’s environment committee wants to determine how and when the City of Winnipeg could halt natural gas expansion and rely more on renewable heating sources.
Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital) is calling for a civic report to offer timelines on reasonably achieving the following: halting the further expansion of natural gas infrastructure within Winnipeg; stopping the use of natural gas in newly constructed areas; and excluding the use of natural gas in all tenders for new municipal buildings.