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The gates of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery have been locked since the strike began Jan. 12, meaning people also can't visit the graves of those previously interred.
Cemetery workers say striking was a last resort. Meanwhile, bodies are piling up in cold storage and families of the deceased say they are in anguish.
Frustration is mounting among families who cannot visit their loved ones' graves at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery due to a strike, which has reached the three-month mark.
Unionized workers at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery have voted in favour of a general unlimited strike. In a news release, the STTCNDDN–CSN union said it adopted the strike mandate with a 71 per cent vote in favour.
Fallen tombstones lie on the ground at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery, many covered with overgrown grass -- and even garbage.