Two members of the CSN, one of Quebec's largest public sector unions, have been arrested for mischief after a break-in at the offices of Quebec's economy minister, Pierre Fitzgibbon.
According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the minister's Terrebonne riding offices were broken into and items inside were broken during a union rally on Nov. 14.
The CSN, however, said in a news release that the arrests amount to "political intimidation." The two men, aged 49 and 57, were charged with mischief and were released with a promise to appear in court at a later date.
The union said this is a dangerous historic precedent in the middle of ongoing strikes and contract talks.
