The CSQ, the CSN and the FTQ said extending the holiday for schools but not daycares would hinder efforts to stop the spread of the virus.

As of Thursday, there have been seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the walls of the Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre in Côte Saint-Luc.

The Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), the province's second-largest trade union, staged a protest Thursday afternoon in front of the offices of the Commission scolaire de Montréal urging the government to let the democratic process take its course.

A survey of 8,500 orderly workers calls working conditions unlivable and has many calling for government action to improve the situation.

The increase represents additional earnings between $400 and $650 a year, depending on the number of hours worked and the employee's family situation.

The protest took place in front of the Centre des congrès de Québec, where the Liberal Party of Canada was holding its annual convention.  

"This has been going on far too long," wrote Young. "Support our children. They want protection. Not more guns."

Ahead of provincial cannabis stores opening to the public, Quebec unions are campaigning to represent SQDC employees.

Workers will vote on the new deal next weekend but will head back to work in the meantime.

Public daycare workers at 57 centres in Montreal and Laval are on strike this morning, leaving some parents scrambling for childcare alternatives.