Blue collar workers at Parc Jean-Drapeau are warning they may soon go on strike, after voting in favour of pressure tactics last month.
Members of the 230-worker union voted unanimously in favour of pressure tactics, including an unlimited strike, at a meeting in mid-July.
According to the union, whose members have been without a contract since 2023, the main unresolved issue in its negotiations with the city-owned corporation that manages the park are financial.
“We haven’t had any pay increases since then and inflation has continued to rise,” Nicolas De Ciccio, president of the Syndicat des cols bleus regroupés de Montréal (SCFP 301), said in a news release Friday. “We maintain this emblematic park with pride and dedication, but we can’t keep doing it without a contract!”
The union has begun pressure tactics, a spokesperson said Friday, with workers wearing shirts and putting stickers up around the park about their negotiations.
The union won’t say when it might call a strike, but that it would have to give seven days notice.
The Société du Parc-Jean Drapeau did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Friday afternoon.