The minister of labor claims that collective agreement decrees “are not in danger… for now.” But workers in quebec already know where this kind of answer leads. We’ve heard this line far too many times. And more importantly, we’ve seen what comes next: contradictions, half-truths, deliberate attacks, and setbacks for collective rights. On September 23, […]
This morning at the National Assembly, Alexandre Leduc, labour critic for the second opposition group, unveiled a new internal document from the Ministry of Labour. A document that confirms what we feared: Minister Jean Boulet is indeed preparing a proposal to repeal the Collective Agreement Decrees Act, despite the reassuring statements he made just last week. […]
In Quebec, winter is unforgiving. But cold-related injuries are not inevitable: frostbite, hypothermia, and cold-related accidents can be prevented. Workplaces must take responsibility, and workers must have the information they need to protect themselves. There are mornings when the cold no longer stings: it bites. Members who work outdoors know this better than anyone. Those […]
Yesterday, the federal government presented its 2025 budget, focusing on stability and fiscal discipline. In a context of economic slowdown and persistently high living costs, the Minister of Finance has opted for caution: reducing debt, slowing the growth of public spending, and investing in priority sectors such as health, housing, and infrastructure. While it includes […]
With Bill 3, the CAQ is trying to impose its own vision of union democracy, complicate our procedures, restrict our ability to take action, and weaken our capacity to defend Quebec’s workers. When a government-employer starts dictating the rules to those who challenge it, that’s not transparency, it’s control. And that control is aimed directly […]
ARTICLE SUMMARY: Under the guise of “modernization,” the Quebec government seeks to impose a series of rules and procedures on unions that could stifle their ability to take collective action. Bill 3 raises serious concerns about the future of union democracy in Quebec. It represents an attempt to reassert political control over labor organizations, a […]
Dear Members, After a break during the summer holidays, negotiations aimed at renewing the master collective agreement for the building services sector resumed in September and are still ongoing. As a reminder, this collective agreement between the Union of Service Employees, Local 800 (UES 800), and the ” la Corporation des entrepreneurs en entretien ménager de […]
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“Act before it’s too late!” Urges the coalition of education partners Members of the Coalition of Education Partners are expressing concern about the lack of clarity surrounding the recently announced easing of full-time equivalent (FTE) targets, the accessibility of the partial $540 million reinvestment in the school network, which remains subject to numerous constraints, and […]
Local 800 at the 2025 World March of Women Last Saturday, thousands of women set out for Québec City. Buses from every region of the province converged on the capital for the same event: the World March of Women, held on October 18, 2025, under the theme “Still marching to change the world.” Thirty years […]
