Quebec public sector workers begin 3-day strike, shuttering schools and hitting health care

A provincewide public sector strike that started Tuesday morning is keeping schools closed until Thursday and maybe even longer in some parts of the province. More unions, including one that represents 80,000 health-care professionals, are scheduled to strike later this week.

Quebec public sector workers begin 3-day strike, shuttering schools and hitting health care
Striking teachers and school staff with signs and flags outside École Élisabeth-Turgeon school in Rimouski, Que.

A provincewide public sector strike that started Tuesday morning is keeping schools closed until Thursday and maybe even longer in some parts of the province. More unions, including one that represents 80,000 health-care professionals, are scheduled to strike later this week.