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 […]
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 […]
Deal 420,000 front commun workers now have the floor After weeks of intensive bargaining talks, and having consulted its intermediate decision-making bodies, the Front commun can now confirm that the tentative deal reached with Québec in late December will be submitted to union members represented by the Front commun. “Our members now have the floor,” said […]
Réaction du Front commun au rapport de l’ISQ sur la rémunération des employées et employés de l’administration québécoise Le rattrapage salarial est urgent « Les données de l’Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ) sont sans équivoque : il faut combler l’écart salarial entre les travailleuses et les travailleurs des services publics et les autres salariés […]
The QFL welcomes the introduction of Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace, and shares the Quebec government’s objective of taking action to protect victims of sexual violence. However, given that this bill stems from the report titled ‘’Putting an end to sexual harassment in the […]
The Quebec Federation of labour (QFL) is dismayed to see that the Legault government is staying the course on budgetary restraint, with a spending increase of 2.3% per year, even though it has a significant leeway of $10 billion, as estimated by the Parliamentary Budget Officer last July. “The signal being sent out by Quebec […]
Front Commun press conference On the eve of the summer season, the Front Commun met with the media on Tuesday morning to provide an update on the progress of public sector negotiations. “Unions have brought solutions to the bargaining table – despite what the Treasury Board president has implied – and we expect those solutions to be part […]
