EXCEPRTS:
Daycare workers will not be walking off the job in Montreal, Laval, and Quebec City Thursday.
Workers affiliated with the CSN labour federation who work in
publicly-funded early childhood education centres, known as CPEs, had
planned to protest over the pace of contract negotiations with the
province.
But the job action was suspended because talks are progressing, according to the CSN.
"We want at all costs to come to a negotiated settlement. All our
energies are devoted to advancing discussions to reach an agreement,"
said Jeff Begley, vice president of the health and social services arm
of the CSN.
On Wednesday, workers at more than 180 CPEs were off the job in several regions of Quebec.
A two-day general strike planned for next Monday and Tuesday has also been suspended.
-reprinted from CBC News