(Montreal) Some 200 workers at the Natrel milk plant in Quebec City have just given themselves a strike mandate.
Posted at 2:08 p.m.
These workers, members of a union from the Central of Democratic Trade Unions (CSD), voted 96% in favor of a pressure action mandate that could go as far as an indefinite general strike, to be called at the appropriate time.
For the moment, the parties are still negotiating. Another negotiation meeting is scheduled for September 14.
The CSD union reports that its members are keen on wage increases that allow them to cope with inflation. However, the parties have not even addressed financial issues yet, said in an interview on Wednesday Christian Voyer, union adviser to the conflict management at the CSD.
Mr. Voyer points out that there has not been a strike at this plant for more than 30 years.
Natrel is one of the brands of Agropur, where a strike took place earlier this summer at the Granby plant.