8 March, 2021

Dear Member;

Hopefully this will help clarify what the Notification to Hydro implies for IBEW 2034 members.  For starters, the “notification” simply alerts Hydro that IBEW will be instituting strike action at some time in the future.   There is to be no strike action taken at this time.
 
The Manitoba Labour Relations Act considers strike action as any of the following:
(a) a cessation of work,
(b) a refusal to work,
(c) a refusal to continue to work,
(d) a refusal to continue the standard cycle or normal pattern of operation in a place of employment,
(e) a slow down of work, or
(f) an activity in relation to one’s work that is designed to restrict or limit output.
 
At this point in time, members are expected to report to work as usual, and to refrain from any of these activities until and unless expressly directed by the Union.  In the meantime, you are expected to follow the Collective Agreement religiously.  Make sure that you are at work on time, that you take your breaks at the appropriate time, and that they last no longer than authorized under the agreement.  In short, make sure that you fulfill all of your responsibilities as laid out in your current contract.  The IBEW will direct you when the time for engaging in strike action has arrived.

In solidarity,

Business Manager
IBEW Local Union 2034