Bonnie James
Local Journalism Initiative
Teachers, healthcare professionals, and other public sector workers across the Pontiac took part in a one-day strike on November 6. The strike involved unions affiliated with the province-wide Common Front movement who are dissatisfied with the government’s contract offers and slow negotiations.
Healthcare workers associated with the Fédération Interprofes-sionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) also staged a strike on November 8 and 9. Recurring demands across the various organizations include better working conditions and higher wages.
The strikes closed schools and slowed or stopped non-essential healthcare services across the province.
Union leaders from both organizations have said that more strike action can be expected in the absence of progress at the negotiating tables. Common Front is planning additional strike days for November 23-24.