The QFL Women’s Triennial is an event that highlights the issues and struggles of women in the world of work. Held every three years, the event brings together committed union and feminist activists to discuss the advancement and challenges that women are facing in their professional and personal lives. The Triennial is much more than […]
The Quebec Federation of Labour (QFL) reiterates the importance of relying on permanent immigration to fill permanent labour needs, and of urgently building bridges to permanent immigration for temporary foreign workers in the country. “We’re worried that temporary workers will remain in a precarious situation while Quebec takes the time to reflect. We can’t continue to count […]
A great victory for workers and the poulation Montréal, October 11, 2024. – The Quebec Federation of Labour (QFL) welcomes the adoption of Bill C-64, which lays the groundwork for a universal public drug insurance plan. The Liberal Party of Canada and the NDP have demonstrated that, with political will, it is possible to improve […]
QFL calls for in-depth program review The Quebec Federation of Labour (QFL) welcomes the federal government’s decision to set a 10% limit the proportion of foreign workers a Quebec employer can hire in a workplace. “Temporary immigration should not be used to fill permanent labour needs. The federal government’s decision to end the current exception for […]
On May 27, at a general meeting, the members of the SEU 800 working for Groupe Environnemental Labrie SRI at St-Nicolas’s shop overwhelmingly accepted the agreement in principle reached with the negotiating committee. After several months of negotiations, the parties finally reached an agreement in principle, with each party able to achieve its main negotiating […]
The Quebec Federation of Labour (QFL) welcomes the third reading of federal Bill C-64 on prescription drug insurance. It now goes to the Senate. We understand that the bill’s passage is the first step towards the implementation of a truly public and universal drug insurance program. “For the QFL, the need for such a program […]
The Quebec Federation of Labour (QFL) welcomes the adoption at the third reading of the anti-scab bill (C-58) for companies under federal jurisdiction. The work done by parliamentarians has made it possible to mitigate certain provisions of the first version of the bill, such as reducing the deadline for the law to come into force […]
”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 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 assistance, and believes they […]
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, […]
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 […]
