Roughly a dozen placard-carrying pickets blocked the path of transport trucks at a west-end Kingston property yesterday in a strike by workers who administer driving tests.

More than 500 people who work at DriveTest centres across Ontario, including Kingston, have been on the picket line since August in a dispute with the company contracted by the provincial government to run the centres.

The labour dispute has left thousands of Ontarians unable to take driving tests.

Yesterday, the pickets delayed drivers who were taking road tests in large vehicles, including transports. The tests were being administered by supervisors.

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