Four unions vote in favour of strike mandates at Hydro-Québec
Posted December 3, 2024 1:17 pm.
Four unions representing several thousand workers have given themselves a pressure tactics mandate that could go as far as an unlimited strike at Hydro -Québec.
The mandate has not yet been exercised but the unions have it in their pocket.
All four are local sections under the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which is the largest union affiliated to the FTQ.
The Syndicat des spécialistes et professionnels, which represents 5,430 members, voted in favour of the strike mandate by 98.5 per cent.
The Syndicat des employés de techniques professionnelles et de bureau, which represents 2,300 workers, approved the mandate by a vote of 96 per cent.
TheSyndicat des employé(e)s de réseau d’Hydro-Québec, which represents 195 members, voted 98 per cent in favour of the strike mandate.
Lastly, the Syndicat des infirmières et infirmiers de chantier, which represents around 50 members, voted in favour of the strike mandate by 96 per cent.
The CUPE describes this as “a real wave of votes in favour of the strike action at Hydro -Québec.” The local sections concerned did not want to give an interview.
Hydro -Québec management declined a request for comment, saying it did not want to interfere with the ongoing negotiations.
“Hydro -Québec is putting all the necessary efforts into the ongoing discussions with its union partners and is therefore confident of reaching agreements.”
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
