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MPI criticized for “bullying” body shops By: Greg Vandermeulen
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Loewen Body Shop General Manager Jesse Loewen said after 63 years of serving customers in Steinbach, they deserve to sit down and negotiate with MPI.
Manitoba Public Insurance is bullying body shops by refusing to negotiate with the Manitoba Motor Dealers Association or the Automotive Trades Association, according to Loewen Body Shop general manager Jesse Loewen.
Manitoba Public Insurance is bullying body shops by refusing to negotiate with the Manitoba Motor Dealers Association or the Automotive Trades Association, according to Loewen Body Shop general manager Jesse Loewen.
MPI announced in mid-March, they would stop negotiating with the two groups after being unable to come to terms on a new compensation agreement.
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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.
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Manitoba Liberal leader Dougald Lamont: The PCs need to tell MPI to call off their dogs and negotiate in good faith.
THE Liberal party is asking the provincial government to put an end to what it calls bullying tactics by Manitoba Public Insurance against the associations that represent vehicle repair shops.
THE Liberal party is asking the provincial government to put an end to what it calls bullying tactics by Manitoba Public Insurance against the associations that represent vehicle repair shops.
Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont says the government should send the two sides to conciliation because MPI is trying to force 232 businesses in the collision industry to sign what it calls a money-losing contract.
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MPI announced Monday it had given 90-days notice to terminate an ongoing agreement with the Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba and Manitoba Motor Dealers Association.
Manitoba Public Insurance has reached a fork in the road with the associations representing car dealerships and auto body shops, after compensation negotiations broke down on the weekend.
Manitoba Public Insurance has reached a fork in the road with the associations representing car dealerships and auto body shops, after compensation negotiations broke down on the weekend.
In a news release Monday, the Crown corporation announced it had given 90-days notice to terminate an ongoing agreement with the Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba and Manitoba Motor Dealers Association groups responsible for repairing light vehicles after they could not reach a deal on payment for the trade workers.