Quebec ferry workers launch 3-day strike impacting 5 routes

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 23, 2025 3:02 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Navigation and technologist officers astatine the Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) person been connected onslaught since 6 a.m. Sunday and volition proceed until Tuesday astatine 7 p.m.

The routes impacted by the onslaught are Québec–Lévis, Matane–Baie-Comeau–Godbout, Tadoussac–Baie-Sainte-Catherine, L'Isle-aux-Coudres–Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, and Sorel-Tracy–Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola.

The onslaught was announced past week. Workers voted successful favour of a 10-day onslaught mandate successful June 2024. After Tuesday, 5 days volition remain. 

Picket lines are planned implicit the 3 days from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. successful Quebec City, Matane, Tadoussac, L'Isle-aux-Coudres and Sorel-Tracy, according to a property merchandise from the Syndicat des Métallos union which is affiliated with the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ.)

In the statement, the national says navigation and technologist officers person been without an employment declaration for 2 years and person not had a wage summation for implicit 3 years. It adds that negotiations person stalled implicit issues related to wages and subcontracting. 

"STQ officers gain $10 little an hr than officers doing comparable enactment elsewhere successful Quebec," reads the statement.

Essential services volition beryllium maintained for 2 routes: 

Tadoussac/Baie-Sainte-Catherine:

• From 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: departure each 2 hours from each slope (nine crossings) — one ferry;

• From 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.: departure each 30 minutes from each slope (two crossings) — one ferry;

• From 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.: simultaneous departures each 40 minutes from each slope (43 crossings) — two ferries.

L'Isle-aux-Coudres/Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive:

• Sunday, March 23 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.: alternate departures each hr from each bank, starting astatine L'Isle-aux-Coudres (16 crossings) — one ferry;
• Monday, March 24 from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.: alternate departures each hr from each slope starting astatine L'Isle-aux-Coudres (17 crossings), with an 18th crossing from Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive to L'Isle-aux-Coudres — 1 ferry;
• Tuesday, March 25 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.: alternate departures each hr from each slope starting astatine L'Isle-aux-Coudres (13 crossings) — 1 ferry.