Threat of back-to-work legislation looms over Quebec construction workers
Since April 30, more than 190,000 Quebec construction workers have been working without a contract. Despite the workers being in a legal strike position since Tuesday morning and enjoying broad popular support, the Construction Union Alliance has refused to call a strike and is working tirelessly behind the scenes to reach a rotten sellout deal with management.
Negotiations are still ongoing between the Quebec Construction Association (ACQ) which represents the employers and the Construction Union Alliance which includes the five construction unions (FTQ-Construction, Provincial Council, Quebec Construction Union, CSD-Construction and CSN-Construction).
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Under the program, people who want to re-qualify in this industry will get accelerated training during which they will be paid $650 a week, with a bursary of…
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Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet said Tuesday that a strike launched Monday night by 2,500 employees of steel mining giant ArcelorMittal could have “a serious economic impact on the economy of the Côte-Nord and Quebec.”
Boulet expressed his concerns in a message published Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the workers, members of the Syndicat des Métallos, walked off the job after rejecting a contract offer from management.
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The employees work at two mines at Mont-Wright and Fire Lake, a pelletizing plant at Port-Cartier as well as at that town’s security, port and railway offices.