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Sonia LeBel said the government is offering salary increases of 14.8 per cent over five years.

Four unions representing around 420,000 workers, say more than 90 per cent of members who have participated in votes have supported a strike mandate

Quebec's public sector workers continue to give their unions strong backing to go on strike if they're unable to successfully negotiate new contracts with the provincial government, the federations said at about the half-way point of the voting process.

Footage of a large demonstration in Montreal is being misrepresented in posts that claim the protesters took to the streets to voice anger over Canada's support for Ukraine. In fact, the clip shows a march coordinated by four unions seeking higher wages in contract negotiations with the provincial government in Quebec.

Members of several Quebec public-sector unions are continuing to vote in favour of strike mandates by large margins.

A coalition of four union groups representing more than 400,000 school, health and social-service workers organized the afternoon demonstration

A coalition of four union groups representing more than 400,000 school, health and social-service workers attended the demonstration.

Unions say they will respect essential service requirements, but will do what they have to in order to "obtain good working conditions."

Ahead of the school year, unions argued the best way to address staff shortages is by improving working conditions.

Dressed in medieval garb, union members clamoured outside the National Assembly on Friday that 'his majesty' Bernard Drainville doesn't want to listen to school support staff.