Municipal workers in the city of Montreal and other municipalities in the province of Quebec walked out en masse at 2PM for 15 minutesTuesday (June 17) to protest against the Quebec government‘s proposed legislation aimed at reforming municipal pension plans to control deficits.
Presented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy Pierre Moreau, Bill 3: An Act to foster the financial health and sustainability of municipal defined benefit pension plans “provides that municipal defined benefit pension plans must be restructured with a view to improving their financial health and ensuring their sustainability.”
Unionized employees disagree with the government.
In a surprise move last Thursday, 80 Montreal firefighters decided to take early retirement all at once in protest over the bill.
More information:
CBC News – Montreal city employees stop work to protest pension bill – here
Benefits Canada – Quebec introduces bill to reform municipal pensions – here
Coalition syndicale pour la libre négociation – Manifestations de 15 minutes dans plusieurs municipalités du Québec (in French) – here
Status of Bill 3 and info (in English) – here
CBC News – Montreal firefighters retire en masse to protect pensions – here
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