Province inks jobs deal for school builds
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The province has signed its first jobs agreement with Manitoba Building Trades to create employment through the construction of four new schools.
“Manitoba workers are the driving force of our economy,” Premier Wab Kinew said in a news release Tuesday.
“We’re creating Manitoba jobs for Manitobans by making sure that our province is built with good, family-supporting jobs in the trades. This starts with putting Manitobans to work to build four new schools to the highest standards for our kids.”
The agreement will apply to all contractors and workers involved in the construction of the four kindergarten to Grade 8 schools.
The jobs agreement is the first step in establishing a new policy to support local labour on public infrastructure projects estimated at or above $50 million, the premier said. The agreement ensures contractors prioritize Manitoba workers and sets standards for wages, benefits and working conditions. It also includes targets for apprenticeship hours, the government said.
“This is a win for Manitoba workers and for our entire industry,” Manitoba Building Trades executive director Tanya Palson said in the release.
“We’re proud to work with the Manitoba government to make sure our public infrastructure projects are built at the highest standard, while creating good-quality jobs for workers across the province.”
Two of the schools will be built in Winnipeg, in the Devonshire Park and Prairie Pointe neighbourhoods. The others will be in West St. Paul’s Meadowlands neighbourhood and in southwest Brandon.
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