(Montreal) The union representing croupiers at the Casino de Montreal reached an agreement in principle with the employer on Friday afternoon.
Posted at 5:34 p.m.
The 545 unionized croupiers at the Casino de Montréal, without a collective agreement since 1er April 2020, went on strike on May 21.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), affiliated with the FTQ, and the Société des casinos du Québec will not comment on the content of the agreement. It will be presented to members at a general meeting in the coming weeks.
“The union and management negotiating committees are satisfied with this agreement and are confident that it will also be to the satisfaction of croupiers and croupiers,” said CUPE union representative Jean-Pierre Proulx in a press release.
Despite the strike, most activities at the casino, located on Île Notre-Dame, continued.
Croupiers asked for a better arrangement of their daily schedule in order to reduce injuries related to repetitive work, but Loto-Québec said it did not observe this increase in injuries.
CUPE also criticized the employer for wanting to pay new recruits at 90% of the lowest salary scale. Management indicated for its part that the entry salary is more than 20% above the reference market.