A union representing more than 1,700 SaskPower workers has told the province it will not accept lower wages. SaskPower, unionized workers hope to return to negotiations soonIn 1998, SaskPower locked out IBEW workers. At the time, Roy Romanow's NDP government passed a back-to-work order forcing electrical workers back onto the job. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers took part in a SaskPower Safety Days event earlier this fall in Saskatoon. The last time members of IBEW Local 2067 went on strike was more than 40 years ago, as they fought a proposed rollback to wage increases.

Source: CBC News November 07, 2017 20:57 UTC