Wages, length of contract said to be issuesBy: Aldo Santin - Winnipeg Free Press
PICKET lines went up at several Manitoba Hydro facilities across Winnipeg and the province Friday night, after talks broke down between the utility and one of its unions.
The strike affects about 3,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2034 -- linemen, truck drivers, meter technicians, mechanics and welders.
"Hopefully this will not be very long but no talks are scheduled," Lauris Kleven, business manager for Local 2034, said Friday night while walking the picket line at the hydro yard in Point Douglas at 35 Sutherland Ave.
Hydro president Bob Brennan told media earlier in the day that the union's demands exceeded what the utility's customers can afford to pay.
The main issues have only been described as wages and contract length.
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