Around 100 workers at the Kruger cardboard packaging plant in LaSalle launched a seven-day strike on Wednesday morning. This strike follows another in November, which lasted a day and a half. Wage increases are at the heart of the labour dispute. Union members rejected the latest offers by a margin of 92.5 per cent last Saturday. The offers were a compromise submitted by the conciliator assigned to the case. Union president Benoît St-Cyr says that the future collective agreement must “prevent the impoverishment of workers, considering the high inflation during the term of the last collective agreement.” Company management denies that the employers’ offers will result in impoverishment. “Contrary to what seems to be being conveyed, our offer makes up for the high inflation of recent years and improves the purchasing power of our employees in the future,” it said. Management declined to comment further. The union is affiliated with the Manufacturing Industry Federation, one of the federations affiliated with the CSN. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French Dec. 10, 2025. Lia Lévesque, The Canadian Press
