Quebec unions have received a strike mandate from their members and plan to walk out for a one-day strike on Nov. 6. The government is offering a salary increase of 14.8%, but the unions argue that workers would only see an increase of 10.3% over three years.
The unions have received a strike mandate from their members and say they will walk out for a one-day strike on Nov. 6, which could be followed by further strike action.
Sonia LeBel, the chair of Quebec's Treasury Board, issued a news release earlier in the day saying the government is offering salary increases of 14.8 per cent — up from a previous offer of nine per cent. But the unions say that figure is misleading and workers would actually only see an increase of 10.3 per cent over three years.
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