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Some 3,000 workers in Quebec daycares are expected to be on strike again this Friday for a few hours.
The numerous daycares, which are located in Montreal, the Montérégie, Laval, Lanaudière, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec and the Eastern Townships, are not expected to open their doors until 12 p.m.
The workers are members of the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) affiliated Fédération des intervenantes en petite enfance (FIPEQ) and are now on their fourth Friday of walkouts since mid-November.
FIPEQ says it will soon announce the next stage of its “progressive strike” mandate unless there is a breakthrough in negotiations.
On Thursday, representatives of the federation and the central labour body demonstrated in Quebec City and met with members of parliament to plead their case.
Their collective agreement expired on March 31, 2023, the same time as government employees but Quebec only tabled its offers last spring.
The dispute mainly …
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