<p>Labour unions have dismissed FG’s N60,000 offer, insisting on a living wage and threatening a strike if demands are unmet.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv/again-minimum-wage-negotiations-deadlocked-as-labour-rejects-governments-new-n60000-proposal/">Again, Minimum Wage Negotiations Deadlocked As Labour Rejects Government’s New N60,000 Proposal</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv">Arise News</a>.</p>
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/highway-25-bridge-montreal.jpg?id=60038095&width=1200&height=400&coordinates=0%2C112%2C0%2C112"/><br/><br/><p>If you've got plans to <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-traffic" target="_blank">drive through or around Montreal</a> this weekend, you might want to reconsider your route.</p><p><a href="https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/planifier-ses-deplacements-sur-le-reseau-autoroutier-entraves-majeures-durant-la-fin-de-semaine-du-25-au-28-avril-854775607.html" target="_blank">Quebec's Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable</a> has issued a heads-up about several major highway closures from Friday night through Monday morning, including a full shutdown of the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge. The work is part of ongoing maintenance and reconstruction projects across the region.</p><p>Here are some of the most impacted areas to keep in mind between Friday and Monday:</p><h2>Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge (A-40)</h2><p> Friday 11:59 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m.<br/> The bridge will be fully closed in both directions between Vaudreuil-Dorion and Senneville.<br/> Detours: Eastbound via A-30 east, A-20 east and Anciens-Combattants. Westbound via Anciens-Combattants, A-20 west and A-30 west.<br/> Note: The toll on Highway 30 / Serge-Marcil Bridge will be lifted in both directions to help ease traffic.</p><h2>Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel (A-25)</h2><p> Southbound: Friday 11 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m. — full closure between Sherbrooke Street in Montreal and Route 132 in Longueuil.<br/> Northbound: closed in two phases — Friday 11 p.m. to Saturday 8 a.m. and Saturday 11 p.m. to Sunday 9 a.m.<br/> Expect delays and detours via Pie-IX, Sherbrooke, and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.</p><h2>Laviolette Bridge (A-55)</h2><p> Friday 8 p.m. to Monday 6:30 a.m.<br/> Two of four lanes will be closed between Trois-Rivières and Bécancour, with one lane open in each direction.</p><h2>Mercier Bridge Interchange (R-132 / R-138)</h2><p> Ramps to Châteauguay and La Prairie will be closed at various times from Friday 10 p.m. to Sunday 5 a.m.<br/> Detours will be in place via Old Malone and R-207.</p><h2>REM (Réseau express métropolitain)</h2><p> Full network closures continue every Saturday and Sunday in April for the next phase of service testing.</p><h2>Bonaventure Expressway & Victoria Bridge</h2><p> Ongoing lane reductions and ramp closures remain in effect.</p><p>As always, all work is weather-dependent and could change. Drivers are advised to check <a href="http://Quebec511.info" target="_blank">Quebec511.info</a> for up-to-date traffic alerts and detour routes.</p><p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em></p>
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