November 23, 2023
It's time to walk
Excerpt: "School classes were cancelled and child care centres closed this week as public sector workers launched a series of indefinite strikes across Quebec. The buildup has been a long time coming. As far back as February 2022 Montreal鈥檚 downtown was filled with workers from several unions, warning they were ready to launch a general strike unless the government made a 鈥渞espectable鈥 offer. 萌妹社区 half of Quebec鈥檚 child care workforce is unionized. For educators working in the province鈥檚 publicly managed child care sector this is their second work stoppage in three years. Rotating strikes in the fall of 2021 ended with an agreement that provided signing bonuses and wage increases between 12.5 and 18 per cent over three years."