6.5% of Quebec's population is on strike

Isn’t this the normal state of French Canadians though? Don’t get me wrong, I love their attitude.

Fun fact scabs are banned in all of Quebec.

source: https://labornotes.org/blogs/2023/10/where-there-are-scabs-there-violence-why-scabs-are-illegal-two-canadian-provinces

The govt added an extra .5% per year to the deal. Giving the workers a whole 12.7 over 5 years. That's nothing and they obviously don't want to bargain in earnest.