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Here are a few activities, campaigns, important information and others for the last few weeks.
May 13 to 17 is the Quebec school daycare week. SEU 800 would like to highlight the work carried out daily by daycare technicians and educators. An essential link in the school team, daycare staff contribute to the development and growth of our students. Whether it’s by encouraging perseverance, assisting students or creating a secure […]
“United so that our voices can be heard” is the theme of this year’s International Workers’ Day. “United so that our voices can be heard”… to restore social dialogue; to improve working conditions for workers with precarious status, including temporary foreign workers and asylum seekers; for actions to be taken to begin the energy transition […]
From April 21 to April 27, 2024 As part of Administrative Support Staff Week, the SEU 800 would like to highlight the work of its members who occupy one of these positions, whether in a school board, a financial institution, a municipality, an industry, a service company or various businesses. Your collaboration is essential, as […]
April 28 is ”Commemoration Day for Workers Injured or Killed on the Job”. Unfortunately, the members of the SEU800 are no exception. Some may have suffered a workplace accident or developed an occupational disease. For most of you, as you work physically, the risks are omnipresent. In solidarity with the victims of occupational injuries, the […]
”Since nature hates a void, it’s easy to see why the federal government is acting in the CAQ’s ”areas of incompetence”. –Denis Bolduc, QFL General Secretary Montreal, April 16, 2024– The Quebec Fédération of Labour (QFL) welcomes many of the measures announced in the federal budget, such as investments in housing, drug insurance and food […]
April 3rd, at a special general assembly, the members of the SEU 800 working at Autocar Orléans Express Inc. overwhelmingly accepted the agreement in principle reached with the negotiating committee on March 22nd. After a year of negotiations totalling 33 meetings, with the help of a conciliator from the Ministry of Labour and a mediator, […]
Faced with the need to update their base unit’s website, the union officers of the GDI unit in the Quebec City region and their SEU 800 union representative took it upon themselves to give it a makeover. The site has been completely redesigned. The current site went online in 2013 and needed updating. The new […]
On March 22nd, the Autocars Orléans Express Inc. drivers’ negotiating committee came to a new agreement in principle with the employer.The negotiating committee, which represents the 77 employees, finally reached an agreement with the employer after more than a year of negotiations.The agreement in principe will be presented to the members shortly, and if accepted, […]
The 77 members of the SEU 800, working at Autocars Orléans Express, voted at 96% in favour of an unlimited general strike, called at an appropriate time, at meetings held on March 14 and 15. The 77 drivers have been without a contract since March 31, 2023. The main issues at stake in these negotiations […]
Meeting day with Members of the National Assembly Once again this year, the QFL organized a meeting day with members of the National Assembly on March 13. Over a hundred workers, all QFL members, took part in the day, and the SEU 800 was proudly represented by Pascale Saint-Antoine, Léonie Bilodeau and Francis Miville. The […]
On March 7, the SEU 800 ‘’Women in Action’’ Committee held a 5 à 7 evening on the theme of “self-confidence” to mark International Women’s Rights Day. The event brought together nearly 30 participants from a variety of workplaces. This evening of non-judgmental discussion was an opportunity for lively exchange and reflection on the impact […]
On January 8, members working at the ”Best Western Plus Gatineau” hotel ratified a new 5-year collective agreement by a large majority. These workers, all members of the SEU800, will see their wages increase by 12% in the first year of their contract, and by 2% for each of the following 4 years. In addition […]
The ‘’Autobus du Village Inc.’’ negotiating committee is proud to have reached a new 5-year collective agreement. At the January 25 general meeting, members voted by a large majority in favour of this agreement in principle. Highlights of the agreement: – Salary increase of 11% in the first year of the agreement, and for the […]
Every year, March 8 is a time to recognize and celebrate women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements worldwide. It’s also a time to take stock, reflect and exchange ideas, and encourage and mobilize each other. Women and girls around the world continue to drive society forward in the pursuit of gender equality. Through innovation […]
On indefinite general strike for nearly 5 days, the members of SEU 800 accepted the agreement in principle reached at the bargaining table on February 29 by a 97% margin. The members had been without a collective agreement since November 2023. Following the strike, the parties agreed to request the intervention of a TAT conciliator […]
Campaign for Universal Pharmacare. Take 2 minutes to add your name to the petition! It’s so important! Pharmacare – Pharmacare (canadianlabour.ca)
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