Union demands stricter safety measures for Quebec road signage industry – Montreal [Video]

With the summer work blitz set to begin in Montreal, the United Steelworkers Union is calling for changes to the road signage industry.

Union officials are calling on the Quebec government to “step up” in what they describe as a major cleanup of the industry.

The lack of regulation on construction sites is cause for concern and puts the lives of road signal workers at risk, according to union spokesperson Martin L’Abbée.

Workplace accidents on Quebec roads have quadrupled in the past eight years.

According to the province’s workplace safety board, 215 workers were injured while on the job in 2022.

Since 2008, the industry has seen 19 deaths.

Better enforcement of laws already in place would change that, according to L’Abbée.

“Now you have people from companies signing off that everyone has their professional cards, even companies in downtown Montreal. Most don’t have the proper certification and they are responsible. They are putting their life in danger …