Tentative deal in Ten Ten Sinclair strike

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 21/03/2024 (574 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Unionized employees of Ten Ten Sinclair facilities and their employer have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.

Canadian Union of Public Employees spokesperson David Jacks said striking workers will not be on the picket lines Friday while they vote on a new deal, which was brought before the union Thursday afternoon.

More than 150 health-care aides and supervisors represented by CUPE went on strike to ask for higher wages, which the union says hasn’t kept up with inflation, on March 6.

The tentative agreement will be presented to members to vote on between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday.

“It’s our hope that we can get the care that’s appropriate for these residents delivered on a long-term basis, in a way that’s respectful to the workers,” Premier Wab Kinew told reporters.

CUPE Manitoba president Gina McKay said wages for workers at the facilities have increased by 1.75 per cent since 2016, while the cost of living has increased by 25 per cent. The median hourly wage of employees at Ten Ten Sinclair is between $15 and $18, McKay said.

Union-represented workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate in September.

Ten Ten Sinclair Housing Inc. supports approximately 100 people with physical disabilities and other challenges at its main facility in Garden City and six others elsewhere in Winnipeg.

fpcity@freepress.mb.ca