130 zoo workers walk off job in Grandby, Que.

Around 130 workers astatine Quebec’s Granby Zoo person walked disconnected nan occupation successful strike connected Tuesday, but nan zoo says it will stay unfastened to visitors.

In a release, nan national says nan affected unit gave themselves a 10 time onslaught mandate, “to beryllium exercised astatine nan due time,” citing nan slow speech process regarding nan renewal of their corporate agreement.

Among those striking are administrative staff, animal attraction technicians, mechanics and more.

The national says its unit strategies will not person an effect connected nan wellness of animals.

The CNS’s merchandise says not overmuch headway was made successful nan latest speech meetings, adding hardly 10 per cent of nan statement items had been settled and that net discussions had not moreover started.

Among nan points of conflict are entree to positions based connected seniority and seasonal employment status.

Their past corporate statement expired connected Dec. 31 of past year.

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Granby Zoo guidance says its animal park, thrust park, h2o park, edifice and shops will stay unfastened passim nan strike.

A merchandise from nan zoo said it supports nan correct of its workers to spell connected strike, adding that it will do everything successful its powerfulness to resoluteness nan conflict done a “mutually beneficial statement for each concerned parties.”