Hundreds of state engineers staged a symbolic march on the Quebec Bridge on the occasion of their first day of strike, Friday morning, to denounce an “inconceivable” salary delay.
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“We only have one salary recommendation. The Treasury Board brushes it aside without explaining why. We have no explanation, ”denounces the Professional Association of Government Engineers of Quebec (APIGQ).
Around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, more than 700 state engineers marched on the Quebec Bridge to denounce the government’s lack of openness in their negotiations, which have been going on for more than two years.
A symbolic gesture for the organizers since it represents the gateway to the city where most of the members of APIGQ work. It is also infrastructure that government engineers have been working on for decades.
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