As Summer Wildfire Season Nears, Quebec Forest Fire Workers Vote for Strike Mandate

As Summer Wildfire Season Nears, Quebec Forest Fire Workers Vote for Strike Mandate
Wildland firefighters work in a forest in Normetal, Que., in a June 11, 2023, handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-SOPFEU, Caroline Boyaud
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Workers with Quebec’s forest fire agency have voted 99 percent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches.

The Unifor union, which represents provincial fire service workers including firefighters, communications staff and mechanics, says the mandate allows members to strike “at the opportune moment.”