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The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Legislative Council assembled on Jan. 28, where they passed several motions and reviewed the Financial Committee’s Investigation into SSMU’s Student Fee Policies (I.S.S.Fee.P). The meeting hosted an organizer from the Immigrant Workers Centre (IWC) who presented on the labor conditions in Dollarama warehouses and attempted to gain the Councils support given McGill’s investments in Dollarama. The Council also passed a motion to approve th...

Advertisement Some of the biggest superannuation funds are proposing the Morrison government hands out $5000 to low-income earners for retirement after one million young workers cleared out the majority of their super to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. The futures of young workers who have lost livelihoods and career paths during the coronavirus-induced recession have sparked global concern. Unions and super funds are warning this cohort needs special attention from the federal gov...

Advertisement Some of the biggest superannuation funds are proposing the Morrison government hands out $5000 to low-income earners for retirement after one million young workers cleared out the majority of their super to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. The futures of young workers who have lost livelihoods and career paths during the coronavirus-induced recession have sparked global concern. Unions and super funds are warning this cohort needs special attention from the federal gov...

Quebec threatens construction, manufacturing sectors with more COVID 19 restrictions January 18, 2021   by Jacob Serebrin and Sidhartha Banerjee (CP) MONTREAL – Quebec’s labour minister on Friday threatened to impose more restrictions on the province’s construction and manufacturing sectors for allegedly flouting health orders. Jean Boulet said in a statement he’s received many reports about non-compliance connected to the two sectors since the government impos...

Labour activists say more transparency needed around COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces By: Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 4:56 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 MONTREAL - Labour activists in Quebec and Ontario say more transparency is needed around COVID-19 outbreaks in warehouses and factories, many of which are staying open despite upcoming "non-essential" bus...

  QUEBEC -- A coalition of 215 community groups are demanding the Legault government increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. “It’s a question of social justice, a question of dignity,” said Marc-Edouard Joubert, president of the Federation of Workers of Quebec. The provincial minimum wage is currently $13.10 per hour. Compared to the other provinces and territories, Quebec sits in seventh place. Nunavut has the highest minimum wage in the country, at $16 per hour. Following that ...