MONTREAL — A tentative agreement has been reached between the Quebec government and the union representing about 11,000 daycare workers across the province. The agreement in principle reached Monday evening means walkouts scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday have been cancelled along with a rally that was set to be held at the provincial legislature in Quebec City on Wednesday. It will be presented to about 100 union delegates representing the 11,000 workers on Nov. 14, followed by a membership vote. Other sticking points in the dispute were salaries and a government proposal to raise the retirement age to 61 from 60. The daycare workers staged a one-day walkout on Oct. 30 affecting some 400 daycare centres and forcing thousands of parents to seek alternate daycare arrangements for more than 21,000 children.

Source: National Post November 07, 2017 05:03 UTC