24-05-2017 18:56 via montrealgazette.com

Construction workers strike, Quebec considers legislating them back to work

• 175,000 Quebec construction workers walk out• Conflict includes work schedules, overtime• Premier, labour minister say special law could be used to end strike• Rank-and-file workers want concessions from both sides• Strike could cost Quebec $45 million each day• Some projects that are shut down: the new Champlain Bridge, the new Manulife tower, the Queen Elizabeth Hotel renovations, the CHUM.
Hours after Quebec construction workers walked off the job, Premier
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