Over 1,100 Quebec government lawyers and notaries will begin a general unlimited strike on Monday, after working without a contract for over a year and a half.
The strike could suspend work on draft laws and regulations, as well as legal advice and representation in court.
“We are preparing law projects, so if our members aren’t at work, they won’t be prepared, so it could freeze the National Assembly,” said François Desroches-Lapointe, a union spokesperson.
At the heart of the dispute is the union’s wish to change their negotiation process to binding arbitration from the current mediation.
The strike vote passed with 84 per cent approval.
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The strike will apply to the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the Board of Energy, Investissement Quebec and the Canada Revenue Agency as well.
A strike in 2011 ended after two weeks when the government passed back-to-work legislation, forcing notaries and other provincial government lawyers to return to their jobs.