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Manitoba Labour and Immigration

6th Floor - 401 York Avenue
Norquay Building
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 0P8
email : lmsd@gov.mb.ca

Labour Management Services

Research

Annual Work Stoppages in Manitoba
(Workplaces in Provincial Jurisdiction Only)

List of Work Stoppages in Manitoba
(under provincial jurisdiction)
January 1 to December 31, 2009
Employer / Location Union Starting Date
Termination Date
Length in Calendar Days Number of Workers Involved Person Days Lost in the year
BRANDON CLINIC MEDICAL CORPORATION
Brandon

Service
Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2096 February 10, 2009

(strike)

March 11, 2009
39 57 1,197
CCOMPASS Group Canada (Betel Home Foundation)
Selkirk

Service
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 987 August 6, 2009

(strike)

September 12, 2009
38 16 434
TEMBEC INDUSTRIES
Pine Falls

Manufacturing
United Steelworkers, Local 3-1375 September 1, 2009

(lockout)

Continuing
122 250 21,786
TEMBEC INDUSTRIES
Pine Falls

Manufacturing
Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 216 September 1, 2009

(lockout)

December 28, 2009
119 20 1,700
MANITOBA HYDRO
Various

Transportation
International Union of Electrical Workers, Local 2034 October 2, 2009

(strike)

October 8, 2009
7 2,800
14,000
Total: 3,143 39,117

Notes:

This listing includes all work stoppages involving one or more workers.
Provincial jurisdiction includes all workplaces located in the province except air, interprovincial rail, road and pipeline transportation, banking, broadcasting, shipping, telecommunications, crown corporations and federal government administration