Etiket: CSN
The CSN highlights the importance of raising the voice of workers
This text is part of the special section Unionism A few days from the 1er May, a date commemorating “the workers’ struggle”, Caroline Senneville, president of the Confédération des syndicats…
Media crisis: the CSN offers an “info fee”
Like eco-fees for the environment, Quebec must impose an amount on the purchase of devices equipped with screens as well as on internet and mobile services in order to finance…
The CSN proposes the creation of an “info fee” to counter the media crisis
The Confederation of National Unions (CSN) is proposing the creation of a 2% royalty on the sale of digital devices and subscriptions in order to constitute a Quebec fund intended…
Interview: health “privatized quietly”, according to the president of the CSN, Caroline Senneville
The Legault government favors the privatization of large sections of the health system, believes the president of the CSN. Having recently been operated on in a private clinic at public…
Negotiations in the public sector | The population “knew what we were fighting for”, says the president of the CSN
Despite the difficulties that the strikes have caused to citizens, “the support of the population has been constant,” according to Caroline Senneville, president of the CSN. Posted at 5:33 p.m.…
The 8 sectoral tables of the CSN arrive at hypotheses of agreement in principle
The eight sectoral tables of the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) reached tentative agreements in principle during the night from Saturday to Sunday. • Read also: A hypothesis of…
The CSN deplores the absence of structuring projects for Quebec
This text is part of the special section Unionism The fall of 2023 has started with a bang in the Quebec union community. The main centers representing the public sector…
The world of work has changed, warns the president of the CSN
The labor shortage, inflation and the pandemic have changed everything, says CSN president Caroline Senneville. This is true for what employers are ready to offer and unions ready to accept…
Quebec tramway | The CSN denounces that the La Pocatière plant has only crumbs
(La Pocatière) The union that represents employees at the La Pocatière rolling stock factory in Bas-Saint-Laurent says that the cars for the Quebec City tramway project will be manufactured in…
Home daycares | The unions linked to the CSN file their demands
(Montreal) Negotiations to renew collective agreements will soon begin with Quebec for home childcare providers. Posted at 12:23 p.m. Lia Levesque The Canadian Press While the largest group, those who…
Changes in management | The debate must include “civil society”, says the president of the CSN
The president of the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) – one of the largest public service unions in Quebec – believes that the government of François Legault must react…
The CSN denounces Amazon and its “wage slaves”
Employees fired or intimidated because of their unionization efforts, injuries and hellish work pace, internal policies to circumvent Quebec labor laws… Engaged in a campaign to unionize Amazon’s ten establishments…
The FTQ, the CSN and the CSQ are calling for 10 days of sick leave for COVID-19
The three major labor centers in Quebec are asking the Government of Quebec and Public Health to grant a 10-day bank of COVID-19 sick leave to all workers who cannot…
The CSN wants a constructive dialogue
This text is part of the special Syndicalism booklet With its overwhelming majority in the National Assembly, the CAQ government could play hardball with the unions over the next few…
The CSQ, the CSN and the FTQ ask the CAQ government to open social dialogue
The Central Trade Unions of Quebec (CSQ), the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) and the Federation of Workers of Quebec (FTQ) call for the opening of a social dialogue,…
The CSN campaigning for healthy and innovative workplaces
This text is part of the special booklet Defining priorities on the large table of commitments For Caroline Senneville, elected president of the CSN in 2021, an election campaign is…
The CSN fears a possible tax cut on the backs of students
A few hours before the start of the electoral campaign, the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) is concerned that possible tax cuts will be made on the backs of…
SQDC | The agreement in principle ratified by union members affiliated with the CSN
(Montreal) The agreement in principle which was reached on Friday regarding the renewal of the collective agreement in certain branches of the Société québécoise du cannabis has been ratified. Posted…
SQDC | The agreement in principle is ratified by union members affiliated with the CSN
(Montreal) The agreement in principle that had been reached regarding the renewal of the collective agreement in certain branches of the Société québécoise du cannabis was ratified on Sunday. Posted…
[Opinion] 1972, a fiery spring for the CSN
At 10 p.m. on April 21, 1972, Marcel Pepin, then president of the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN), and I left the Holiday Inn in Sainte-Foy in my Renault…