The general and indefinite strike by government engineers began as planned on Monday morning. It follows a strike that had been taking place every Thursday, as well as in the evenings and on weekends.
There are 1,900 members of the professional association of government engineers of Quebec (APIGQ), a union independent of the major labor federations.
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These engineers work primarily at the Ministry of Transport, but also at the ministries of Natural Resources, the Environment, Municipal Affairs, and Cybersecurity.
Essential services are being maintained during the strike, but construction sites will inevitably be affected and delayed.
The dispute centers primarily on the allocation of a “sector-specific budget” intended to provide specific benefits to certain job categories deemed a priority.
The Quebec government, for its part, claims it is offering engineers the same terms as those granted to other government employees—namely, a 17.4 per cent salary increase over five years.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
