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Nurses accept new contract with government
Quebec nurses who are part of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec have voted in favour of a new collective agreement with the provincial government. The deal was accepted by 87...
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City's white-collar workers ratify collective agreement
White-collar workers of the City of Montreal voted 81.4 per cent in favour of a new collective agreement on Tuesday night. The new contract is over a seven-year term. It provides wage increases of 2...
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Is it time for a $15 minimum wage in Quebec?
Samantha is 70 and earning $11.50 an hour as a customer greeter at a Montreal Walmart. Her one-year performance review is coming up, but she isn’t holding her breath for a significant pay upgrade. At...
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Strike forces Science Centre, Clock Tower Beach close indefinitely
Sitting on the steps of the Montreal Science Centre, with a defeated look on his face, Bhavi Mehta was scanning a map of tourist attractions Friday, contemplating the next move for his family. The...
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Doctors upset by study calling for their pay to be cut by 12 per cent
Quebec’s doctors have benefitted from raises totalling 109 per cent since 1998, while their productivity increased by 25 per cent during the same period, concludes a new study. The Quebec Federation of...
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Montreal city hall slammed by Projet Montréal for high salaries
Montreal’s official opposition has slammed the Coderre administration for what it calls a “phenomenal rise” in the number of highly paid, salaried workers in municipal government. The report released...
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Striking Old Port workers reject conciliator's contract offer
Striking employees at Montreal’s Old Port have rejected a contract offer put forth by a conciliator, the president of the union announced in a statement Friday. The Syndicat des employés du Vieux-Port...
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Old Port, striking workers reach tentative agreement
The Old Port of Montreal and its 300 striking workers have reached a tentative agreement. In a press release Monday, the Syndicat des employés du Vieux-Port de Montréal said it will recommend that its...
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Bonaventure Hotel workers reach agreement in principle
Employees at the Bonaventure Hotel accepted an agreement in principle Wednesday to put an end to a work stoppage that had lasted nearly five weeks. The employees voted 86 per cent in favour of...
View ArticlePQ plans motion to demand Bombardier executives renounce pay hikes
The Parti Québécois announced Saturday it will present a motion to the National Assembly on Tuesday to demand all managers of Bombardier Inc. renounce the increase in their compensation for 2016. Read...
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