Quebec Labour News Today

On May 1, the lowest-wage earners in the province got a slight pay bump. The Quebec minimum wage increased by 75 cents from $13.50 to $14.25 per hour. Labour Minister Jean Boulet says the increase will boost the purchasing power of the province's "most vulnerable workers." But Québec solidaire is rejecting the notion that the increase will do much to benefit residents.

A Quebec court has ordered the major grocery chain Sobeys to stop using scab workers at its Terrebonne warehouse, where a strike has been ongoing since February.

The labour boards temporary order affects 11 people.

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled their homes since the Russian invasion began nearly three weeks ago.

QUEBEC - The Quebec government says its $3.9-billion plan to address labour shortages will focus on creating 170,000 jobs in six sectors it has identified as priorities.

  MONTREAL -- Theres been no agreement but nor will there be a strike on Tuesday as talks continue between a major construction union collective and four employers associations. On Monday, after a round of intensive discussions, the parties agreed to continue negotiations the following day. At stake are four collective agreements whose terms would be from 2021 to 2025 and would affect 190,000 workers belonging to the five unions grouped together under the Alliance Syndicale. A general ind...