(Montreal) An agreement in principle was reached Thursday between Loto-Québec and the union of professionals and professionals of the government of Quebec (SPGQ), whose members were on strike at the beginning of the month.
Posted at 5:49 p.m.
This was confirmed by the Crown corporation and the SPGQ.
The employment contract for professional employees has expired since December 31, 2021. The agreement in principle must be presented to the members soon.
Loto-Québec’s 455 professionals – all represented by the SPGQ – were on strike from August 8 to 12.
Loto-Quebec’s professional staff had voted in July for a strike mandate of up to 20 days to be taken Monday through Friday. He had also endorsed a general strike mandate of indefinite duration, every working day, from 6:31 p.m. to 6:59 a.m., Saturdays and Sundays as well as public holidays.
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