Quebec Strike

• Quebec’s ‘common front’ public sector unions’deal includes 17.4% raise over 5 years

  The alliance had been seeking a three-year contract that would have tied wage raises to the consumer price index, plus an additional increase of two to four per cent.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2024
  
• 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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• Quebec strikes: Progress in talks with one teachers’ union, deadlock in another

  Fédération des syndicats de l'enseignement says it reached a partial agreement with the government after an overnight negotiating session, but didn't specify the terms of the deal.

  Education

  Dec 22, 2023
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• Concerns mounting over children’s welfare as Quebec teachers strike drags on

  Dr. Gilles Julien fears the successive interruptions in learning over the last few years could permanently damage some children's development.

  Education

  Dec 21, 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
• ‘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
• 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
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• Why another, longer strike is set for 420,000 public sector workers in Quebec

  Hundreds of thousands of employees in the health and education sectors will be off the job starting Friday. The walkout is set to overlap with other strikes by nurses and teachers.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2023
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• West Island charity seeking new space after strike gets them kicked out

  "We were just notified today that we need to vacate the premises. Today," Kristi Westlake with Elves Filling Shelves told Global News.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2023