By Canadian Press

Four large Quebec public sector unions say they will strike for a week in December

Nov 28, 2023 | 11:24 AM

MONTREAL — Four large Quebec public sector unions say they will strike for a week in December in an effort to accelerate contract negotiations with the provincial government. 

The four unions, who are negotiating together as a common front, say their 420,000 members will walk off the job from Dec. 8 to Dec. 14 if a deal isn’t reached before then.

The unions represent the majority of Quebec’s elementary and high school teachers, as well as education support staff and a range of workers in the health-care system, including patient care aides and laboratory technicians.

Workers represented by the four unions were on strike for three days last week and for a single day earlier in the month.

The unions say the December strike will be the last temporary strike before their members begin an unlimited strike.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 28, 2023.

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