7 October, 2021

Dear Member;
 
Earlier this afternoon Manitoba Hydro announced a vaccine policy that will come into effect November 30^th, 2021.  The Corporation made the IBEW aware of this policy at a meeting on October 4^th.  Since that time, we have met with the Corporation.  At our meeting we raised concerns and advised that we were relieved of Hydro’s decision to adopt a “vaccination or test” policy that stopped short of mandatory vaccinations seen in many other workplaces. 
 
To date we still have many unanswered questions and we have not yet received the reassurances we need to fully endorse this new policy.  Therefore, we reserve the right to grieve individual decisions and any negative ramifications that may befall our members because of Hydro’s new policy.
 
We remain committed to continuing to work to protect the health and well-being of our members while still maintaining their individual rights to free choice.
 
In solidarity,

Business Manager
IBEW Local Union 2034