Montreal librarians, urban planners reject contract offer, blast mayor

Without a collective agreement for almost five years, librarians, urban planners and other city of Montreal professionals have overwhelmingly rejected what the city described as a final contract offer.
They are accusing Mayor Valérie Plante of betraying her promise to foster work-life balance and favour internal expertise.
“It’s an offer that doesn’t respect the expertise of professionals and doesn’t respect the values espoused by (the Plante) administration,&rdquo