Exhibit 99.1
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Members of the Society of United Professionals ratifytwo-year collective agreement with Hydro One
Toronto, April 30, 2019 – Hydro One Inc. and the Society of United Professionals (“the Society”) are pleased to announce that union members voted in favour of atwo-year collective agreement.
“This agreement recognizes the significant contributions of our employees in delivering exceptional customer service, reducing costs, improving reliability of Ontario’s electricity system and driving shareholder value,” said Paul Dobson, Acting President and CEO, Hydro One. “Hydro One is committed to building relationships with union leadership and I want to thank our respective negotiating teams for their hard work and collaboration over the last several months.”
“The Society of United Professionals prides itself on working collaboratively with employers to negotiate collective agreements that are fair for everyone,” said Scott Travers, President of the Society. “I am very pleased that our membership voted in favour of this agreement.”
The collective agreement between Hydro One Inc. and the Society covers approximately 1,500 employees in critical engineering, supervisory and administrative roles.
About Hydro One Inc.:
Hydro One Inc. is a fully owned subsidiary of Hydro One Limited, Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution provider with almost 1.4 million valued customers, approximately $25.7 billion in assets and 2018 annual revenues of nearly $6.2 billion. Our team of approximately 8,600 skilled and dedicated employees proudly build and maintain a safe and reliable electricity system which is essential to supporting strong and successful communities. In 2018, Hydro One invested almost $1.6 billion in its 30,000 circuit km of high-voltage transmission and 123,000 circuit km of primary distribution networks and injected approximately $1.3 billion into the economy by buying goods and services in Ontario. We are committed to the communities where we live and work through community investment, sustainability and diversity initiatives. We are one of only six utility companies in Canada to achieve the Sustainable Electricity Company designation from the Canadian Electricity Association. Through Hydro One Telecom Inc.’s extensive fibre optic network, we also provide advanced broadband telecommunications services on a wholesale basis. Hydro One Limited’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: H).
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