State engineers fired heavy artillery. Their union has only filed court complaints against Quebec for conspiracy to commit malice, obstruction of union activities and even the use of scabs.
And he also asked the Ministry of Labor to send investigators to verify the presence of strikebreakers at some sites.
The Professional Association of Quebec Government Engineers (APIGQ), which represents 1,800 engineers, began a second strike on June 1. He walked out for the first time on April 22, then resumed negotiations with the Treasury Board, before they stumbled again. .
In one of its petitions filed with the administrative labor tribunal, theAPIGQ it is said the Ministry of Transportation sometimes uses scabs, including calling a technician to finish work started by an engineer before the strike.
The president ofAPIGQMarc-André Martin, argues for example that the engineers started the technical details before the strike.
When this was triggered, a manager allegedly took the unfinished document and asked a technician to complete the quotes. Both executives will sign the document before it is sent for tender.
The case has not yet been heard; the proof has to be made in court.
At his requests, theAPIGQ also retains the right to seek damages from Quebec if it wins its case.
Source: Radio-Canada
