Manitoba news: Seniors’ advocates warn of ‘severe consequences’ ahead of possible strike [Video]

Families across the province are bracing for a potential strike among health-care workers.

Twenty-five thousand employees could hit the picket lines as early as Tuesday morning, making it the second-largest strike in Manitoba’s history.

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Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) president Kyle Ross said while negotiations have been in the works, “it’s not looking promising.”

The last offer was refused in a union vote. Ross said the employers and the province have not listened to workers’ demands and called the process “frustrating.”

The Canadian Union of Public Employees and MGEU jointly served strike notice in September, giving the mandated 14-day warning.

If a strike goes ahead, it will affect communities south of the 53rd parallel, such as Winnipeg, Brandon, Dauphin, Selkirk, Portage la Prairie, Winkler and Steinbach. This includes health-care aides, laundry workers, dietary …