Construction workers in Quebec are entering their second day of a general strike after contract negotiations between the union and the government broke down at midnight Tuesday.
Industrial workers are seeking an agreement to protect work scheduling and overtime.
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The striking workers explained they’re not looking for more money, but striving for more time with family.
To drive the point home, the Fédération des Travailleurs du Québec (FTQ) — an umbrella organization representing 17 unions with 75,000 workers — organized family marches in eight cities across the province.
In Montreal, the march started at 10 a.m. Thursday in front of the provincial construction association offices located at 5930 Louis-H.-Lafontaine Blvd. in Anjou in the east end, with hundreds of workers taking part.
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In a statement the FTQ said construction workers and their families are walking “to defend the great social cause of work-life balance.”
The Quebec Transport Ministry said more than 50 current roadwork projects, including the Champlain Bridge, are affected.
The province estimates the strike could cost the economy around $45 million a day.
The Quebec government said it could force the workers to get back on the job with back-to-work legislation.
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