Quebec Public Sector Strike

• Quebec’s common front unionized workers vote to accept deal with province

  Some 420,000 unionized public sector workers have voted 74.8 per cent in favour of accepting an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government.

  Canada

  Feb 23
  
• Quebec inks tentative deals on working conditions with all ‘common front’ labour unions

  The 'common front' represents some 420,000 public sector workers. The agreements in principle do not include salaries and benefits, which are still being discussed.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2023
  
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• Striking Quebec teachers struggle to put food on table for holidays

  After being on picket lines for a month, hundreds of striking teachers from Montreal lined up to collect donated food, clothing, toys, hygiene items and more on Saturday.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2023
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• By the numbers: The never-ending strikes in Quebec and the impact it’s having

  The collective agreement talks between the Quebec government and public sector unions remain deadlocked just a few days before Christmas.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2023
• Quebec public sector unions threaten unlimited strike in new year

  The provincial government has said it hopes to reach a deal with unions representing public sector workers before the end of the year.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2023
• Quebec delays January school exams as teachers’ strike continues

  Education Minister Bernard Drainville's office confirmed the decision via an emailed statement, saying the new schedule will be announced at a later date.

  Education

  Dec 19, 2023
• ‘We need a resolution’: Montreal parents join striking teachers on picket line

  One Montreal mom has showed up every day with her children in solidarity with striking staff. Teachers 'work so hard to help kids' while facing mounting demands, she said.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2023
• Quebec strike: 80,000 nurses join picket line in another provincial walkout

  The health-care workers' walkout overlaps with other strikes, meaning more than 550,000 people are on the picket line across the province this week.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2023
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• Striking health-care workers rip Quebec’s new health system reform bill

  Striking public sector medical workers are expressing skepticism about Quebec's new health care reform bill, which passed after a vote at the National Assembly Saturday morning.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2023
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• Quebec labour conflict in ‘crucial moment’ as 420,000 public sector workers walk off the job

  A group of four unions calling itself the "common front" and representing 420,000 public sector workers, including teachers and lab technicians, launched a weeklong strike Friday.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2023