More than 2,000 teaching and research assistants at Concordia University in Montreal walked off the job Wednesday after failing to reach a …
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Anti-Amazon protesters in Montreal rally once again for boycott demonstration
Protesters accusing Amazon of union-busting gathered in downtown Montreal today to continue their calls for a boycott of the company after it …
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Quebec could extend religious symbols ban to school staff other than teachers
By Maura Forrest in Montreal The Quebec government might extend its ban on religious symbols following a report on the state of secularism in …
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Faculty associations at McGill University are joining forces amid growing financial and labour concerns in Quebec’s higher education sector. Three newly unionized …
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As employment lawyer Stuart Rudner says, “If your practice does not follow your policy, then your practice becomes your policy.” In other …
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Arbitrator to decide first contract for Amazon’s unionized Laval, Que., warehouse despite closure
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA labour arbitrator will determine the first collective agreement for workers at Amazon’s DXT4 warehouse in Laval after negotiations reached an impasse, …
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Quebec tables bill to limit strikes; union says it’s a ‘declaration of war’
The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to limit the duration of strikes and lockouts. Tabled today by Labour Minister Jean …
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Demonstrators accuse Amazon of union-busting at rally in Montreal, call for boycott
By Joe Bongiorno Demonstrators gathered in Montreal Saturday to protest Amazon’s decision to shutter its seven warehouses in Quebec and lay off workers, …
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Union calls for protests in Montreal against Amazon’s Quebec warehouse closures
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) is urging the public to protest in Montreal this Saturday against Amazon’s decision to close seven …
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Amazon starts closing Quebec warehouses as union president calls for boycott
By Joe Bongiorno The union that represents workers at what was Canada’s only unionized Amazon warehouse says the online retail giant has begun …