Montreal blue-collar workers plan three-day strike in April

Montreal’s blue-collar workers will hold a three-day strike next month, escalating a labour dispute with the city over proposed wages. The union representing the 6,000-plus workers, CUPE Local 301, announced the April 15-18 strike on Friday. It comes after the union already held a 24-hour walkout in February. “The city refuses to consider improving its monetary offer, which is unacceptable and shameful,” union president Jean-Pierre Lauzon said in a social media post. “We