Since 2021, the federal government has designated September 30 as the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. This day is an opportunity to honour the children who were never able to return home and the First Nation residential school survivors, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history […]
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Here are a few activities, campaigns, important information and others for the last few weeks.
Today, September 29th 2023 – National School Support Staff DayLet’s highlight the work done by the entire school support staff, and more specifically the SEU 800 members who work at the Central Québec, English Montréal, Lester B. Pearson, New Frontier, et Riverside school boards.They are all equally essential, and above all, complementary as per their […]
Under the theme “The past in mind, the future in our hands,” some 275 people gathered on September 15-16-17 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Pointe-Claire to take part in the 11th SEU 800 Convention. During the event, a number of topics were addressed by the various speakers, including the environment, mobilization, integration and francization of […]
Montréal, September 18, 2023 – A survey on Quebecers’ perception of public-sector contract talks shows that Quebecers generally support the objectives of public-sector employees. The findings, released by the Front Commun, come from a survey carried out by SOM. The survey shows that a significant majority of Quebecers (87%) believe that the government must improve […]
Montréal, September 11, 2023 – Faced with a government that is still completely unreceptive after almost a year of contract talks, all of the unions making up the Front commun have decided to seek a mandate for strike action, including an unlimited general strike. To obtain this mandate, the unions will be holding multiple general […]
On June 19, Gatineau’s Royal Ottawa Golf Club members ratified a new 3-year contract. These workers, who are all members of the SEU800, will see their wages increase by $2 per hour for the first year of the collective agreement, and by 3% for each of the following two years. Negotiations also secured an extra […]
At the general meeting held on June 29 at the Laval Sheraton, employees of the Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ), members of the SEU 800, voted in favour of the agreement in principle reached the bargaining table. Having been without a contract for almost 6 months, it took numerous negotiation meetings, pressure […]
The Service Employees Union, Local 800, recognizes the importance of academic training. For this reason, each year the SEU 800 proudly awards six scholarships of $1,000 each. As in previous years, one scholarship is awarded on merit in each of the five divisions of the SEU, and a sixth scholarship is awarded on general merit, […]
Front Commun press conference morning to take stock of public-sector contract talks as summer begins. “Unions have brought solutions to the bargaining table – despite what the Treasury Board president has implied – and we expect those solutions to be part of the discussion,” said first CSN vice-president François Enault, CSQ president Éric Gingras, APTS […]
June 15 is internationally recognized as building maintenance workers’ Appreciation Day. For the SEU 800, this day aims to make as many people as possible aware of the importance of the work you do every day in our public buildings. Negotiations for your collective agreements are fast approaching, and we are proud to represent you. […]
The members working at Plancher Wickham met in a general meeting on February 24th and ratified a new 5-year collective agreement with a strong majority. Negotiations led to significant gains for members, including wage increases of 10% in the first year of the agreement and 2.5% for the four years to come; Highlights of the […]
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