Hundreds of thousands of Quebec public sector workers are off the job today in the first of a series of one-day strikes.
The government’s latest offer includes a 10.3 per cent salary increase over five years and a one-time payment of $1,000 to each worker – a proposal the unions have described as “paltry.” Other unions are expected to hold strikes in the coming days, including a two-day walkout on Wednesday and Thursday by the union representing 80,000 nurses, auxiliary nurses, respiratory therapists and other health professionals.
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