Workers at Métis, Michif child and family services agencies now have wage parity agreement: Union

CBC News

· Posted: May 20, 2025 8:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

Workers astatine Métis Child, Family and Community Services and Michif Child and Family Services reached an arbitration statement for wage parity betwixt the 2 kid payment agencies, the national representing them said Tuesday. 

A caller four-year statement is present successful place, retroactive to Feb. 1, 2023, Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union said successful a quality merchandise connected Tuesday. The national told CBC News that workers volition spot around a 14 per cent wage summation implicit 4 years.

The statement volition past until Jan. 31, 2027. 

The employees had been without a declaration since the erstwhile agreements expired connected Jan. 31, 2023.

More than 330 employees betwixt 2 agencies — the Winnipeg-area Métis Child, Family and Community Services; and Michif Child and Family Services, serving The Pas, Dauphin and Brandon areas — went connected onslaught connected March 25. 

Staff went backmost to enactment connected April 8 aft the national and the employers reached an statement to resoluteness outstanding declaration negotiations done arbitration.

According to Tuesday's release, arbitrator Michael D. Werier ordered "fair and reasonable" wage increases for some agencies.

Werier besides ordered a caller maximum wage level to beryllium added wrong the corporate agreement, a one-time automatic measurement progression for immoderate employees, and backmost wage to Feb. 1, 2023 for workers employed arsenic of Tuesday. 

More than 60 workers who were laid disconnected earlier this outpouring volition besides benefit, the national said.