Dozens of Manitoba Infrastructure seasonal employees are expected to be out of a job once the construction season resumes. The provincial government is privatizing the maintenance road work that 47 employees were responsible for last year, says a notice sent to the Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union last month. They do chip sealing, rout and seal operations, pavement marking and asphalt cold mixing. Robert Stirling, who drove an oil distributor truck for the Winnipeg seal coat crew, is disappointed the rumours of his job's privatization were more than mere speculation. Private contractors capable: government"The work in question was being done by seasonal employees who were being hired on an as-needed basis.

Source: CBC News January 03, 2019 10:52 UTC