Talks break down between Hydro Ottawa, IBEW as strike continues
Posted Aug 28, 2023 04:07:12 PM.
Last Updated Aug 28, 2023 04:09:27 PM.
Negotiations between Hydro Ottawa and the the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 636 have broken off after the two sides agreed to non-binding mediation last week.
“We agreed to mediation on the condition that the IBEW negotiating team show flexibility on their wage demands,” said Bryce Conrad, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Hydro Ottawa in a statement on the company’s website on Monday, Aug. 28. “Last week, after providing two additional offers with no willingness on their end to bring our last offer forward to the full membership for a vote, I instructed our negotiating team to pause until the IBEW negotiating team is serious about ending this strike.”
Hydro Ottawa said it provided a wage offer to IBEW Local 636 totaling a 14.74 per cent hike over the next four years, or an average cumulative increase of 3.69 per cent per year.
Unfortunately, and despite the support of a mediator, the parties have not been able to reach a settlement.
The IBEW has been on strike since June 28, 2023.
