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The second phase of a strike promised by the unionized workers of the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SÉPAQ), the agency that administers the province’s parks, was to be carried out Saturday barring a last-minute agreement with management.

On Wednesday about 300 workers, members of the Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ), walked off the job at the Manoir Morency and at the Parc des Chutes-Montmorency, SEPAQ’s offices in Quebec City, Camping des Voltigeurs in Drummondville, the Centre touristique du Lac-Kénogami and at the Centre touristique du Lac-Simon.

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On Saturday, a total of 2,500 unionized employees were to begin a general strike affecting services at 23 provincial parks, including Bic, De la Gaspésie, Des Îles-de-Boucherville, Mont-Mégantic, Mont-St-Bruno and the Gite-du-Mont-Albert in Ste-Anne-des-Monts.

This second work action coincides with the start of Quebec’s annual two-week construction holiday on Sunday.