Etiket: FTQ
The FTQ denounces criminal charges against two activists
The Quebec Federation of Workers (FTQ) denounces the filing of criminal charges against two of its activists, who briefly occupied the constituency office of Pierre Fitzgibbon last week, as part…
The FTQ negotiates for Quebec workers
This text is part of the special section Unionism While conducting negotiations with the Quebec government, the Quebec Federation of Workers (FTQ) is observing the federal scene. The union organization…
Teleworking and anti-scab provisions | The Court of Appeal will hear the Employers’ Council and the FTQ
The case concerning the anti-scab provisions which apply or not to teleworking takes on new proportions, while the Court of Appeal of Quebec has just agreed to hear the arguments…
Unionization at Laurentian | The FTQ tries its luck again
Two after the dissolution of the employees’ union at the Laurentian Bank, an organization affiliated with the Federation of Workers of Quebec (FTQ) took steps with employees of the Quebec…
The President and CEO of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Janie Béïque, addresses the housing and retirement crises
Of course there is a housing crisis in Quebec, and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ intends to help alleviate it, assures its president. But there is also a retirement crisis…
40 years of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ | An Unexpected Legacy of Economic Education
When he was appointed first President and CEO of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ in 1983, Claude Blanchet was well aware of the mandate that awaited him: finding money to…
Column – A Fonds FTQ more relevant than ever
It was against the backdrop of the economic crisis that, on June 23, 1983, Bill 192 was adopted by the National Assembly, creating the Fonds de solidarité FTQ. This young…
The Fonds de solidarité FTQ: 40 years after stopping and then changing the weather
The creation of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ 40 years ago was to change the course of history in Québec. But she started by stopping time. Officially, the Fonds de…
The FTQ at the front in several struggles
This text is part of the special Syndicalism booklet Magali Picard, president of the Quebec Federation of Labor (FTQ), which has more than 600,000 members, answers questions from our collaborator…
[Entrevue] The FTQ wants to be more than a union
A wind of change is blowing through Quebec trade unionism. Telework, mental health, labor shortage: the negotiations have changed scenery. In the process, the Quebec Federation of Labor (FTQ) changed…
Éric Duhaime will meet the new president of the FTQ
The leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ), Éric Duhaime, who has repeatedly criticized the unions, will meet this Monday the new president of the Quebec Federation of Labor…
Retirement at 60 is “not a choice” for some workers, says the FTQ
Many Quebecers who retire at age 60 do so because they have “given everything,” said Wednesday the president of the Quebec Federation of Labor (FTQ), Magali Picard. The latter rejects…
Magali Picard elected president of the FTQ
Magali Picard officially became Thursday the first woman and the first Aboriginal to chair the largest trade union center in Quebec, the Federation of Workers of Quebec (FTQ). Elected without…
Public Transit Funding | FTQ delegates worried about financial difficulties
(Montreal) Worried about the financial difficulties of public transit companies, FTQ union delegates are urging the federal and provincial governments to reinvest in them as a matter of urgency. Posted…
Magali Picard will be president of the FTQ on Thursday
Magali Picard will effectively become the new president of the FTQ — the first woman and the first Aboriginal to hold this position. The president of the FTQ, Daniel Boyer,…
FTQ | Magali Picard will be the first woman and the first Aboriginal to the presidency
(Montreal) Magali Picard will effectively become the new president of the FTQ — the first woman and the first Aboriginal to hold this position. Posted at 5:27 p.m. Lia Levesque…
PCC and PCQ | “Two retrograde parties”, according to the president of the FTQ
(Montreal) The president of the FTQ, Daniel Boyer, warns voters against the “two retrograde parties” that are the conservative parties of Éric Duhaime and Pierre Poilievre, affirming that if the…
FTQ Convention: Daniel Boyer delivers his message
Some 1,200 delegates from the various unions of the FTQ will meet in convention, starting Monday – a convention at the end of which the president, Daniel Boyer, will retire.…
FTQ Congress | President Daniel Boyer leaves with his head held high
(Montreal) Some 1,200 delegates from the various unions of the Quebec Federation of Labor (FTQ) will meet in convention, starting Monday – a convention after which the president, Daniel Boyer,…
FTQ Congress | The regulation of telework will be discussed at the next FTQ convention
(Montreal) FTQ delegates will be called upon to decide on the regulation of telework and the obligation to negotiate the terms between employers and unions. Posted at 3:35 p.m. Lia…