Quebec teachers hold surprise protest in Montreal

Montreal's largest teachers' grouptook to the city'sstreetsthis morning to protest against budget restrictions and stalled negotiations with the provincial government.

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TheFdrationautonomedel'enseignement (FAE), which represents about a third of Quebec teachers, organized the surprise protest ahead of a union meeting.

The union's members are debating whether toproceed with a plan to holdthreeconsecutivestrike days on Dec. 9, 10 and 11.

The protestcomes after a series of rotating public sector strikes across the province. Demonstrators gathered outside Liberal offices in Old Montrealbefore marching to thePalais des congrs.

Quebec teachers have been without a contract since April.