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The Manitoba Court of Appeal has ruled the province has no right to block the negotiations with civil servants from going to an arbitrator.
Justice Freda M. Steel in her ruling said the province was âunreasonableâ in refusing the negotiations to proceed to binding arbitration.
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The Manitoba Government and General Employees Union and the 12,000 civil servants they represent have been without a contract since March 2019.
âThis is a huge win for our members and itâs sad and unfortunate that we actually had to go to court in the first place, never mind go to court a second time for an appeal for something that is actually within an act of government,â said Michelle Gawronsky, president of MGEU.
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