“Cover-up, contempt and lack of transparency”: Blue-collar workers in Laval begin strike

Blue-collar workers in Laval have begun a 24-hour strike, expressing dissatisfaction with the city of Laval’s stance, which has stalled negotiations for “months.”

“Administrative Area […] insists on not disclosing his salary offers. According to our understanding, these offers are so ridiculous that city representatives are afraid to add fuel to the fire,” said Louis-Pierre Plourde, president of the Laval Blue Collar Union, when contacted on Tuesday.

850 blue-collar workers from the city of Laval will walk the streets of Laval on Tuesday afternoon, ending their route in front of city hall, where the municipal council will be held.

The latter last April voted 96% in favor of a pressure tactics mandate that could lead to a strike, and today condemned the Labor Relations Department’s “cover-up, disdain and lack of transparency” in negotiations. schedule,” the press release said.

In September, the city “unilaterally” canceled a pre-arbitration arbitration that was “aimed at resolving a thousand grievances that have undermined the daily lives of thousands of blue-collar workers for years,” we read in the press release.

Despite Tuesday’s strike, the union invited its members to participate in the 50th Laval blood donation camp being held at the same time before going on strike, he said.