Casino workers in Quebec have launched a strike at four casinos and the Crown corporation’s online gambling site, on the eve of Grand Prix weekend in Montreal.
The union representing casino workers in Quebec, the CSN, says 1,700 employees have walked off the job at the Montreal, Gatineau, Mont-Tremblant and Charlevoix casinos as well as on [online platform] Espacejeux.
The workers are asking for higher wages to reflect the rising cost of living.
Loto-Québec says its already made what it calls two “generous” offers to the union over the last few months. However, according to the CSN those offers haven’t changed since the end of February.
