Montreal advocates call attention to curfew s impact on migrant workers mcgilltribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mcgilltribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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 the Academic Wellness Proposal.
Finance Commissioner Sebastien Duckett presented the results of SSMU’s investigation into its existing student fee policies. The report outlined five main issues with how SSMU’s fees are levied and administered, including a lack of due diligence and transparency on the underusage of ancillary fees, the process for fee approval, and information surrounding how fees are spent. Duckett detailed the report’s five recommendations for addressing these issues, wh
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 imposed new restrictions Jan. 9. He did not, however, provide details about the number of problematic companies or the nature of the violations.
The new measures – in effect until at least Feb. 8 – require the two industries to limit operations to essential activities and to reduce the number of workers in factories and on construction sites. Most other businesses across Quebec deemed non-essential have been closed since December.
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 business lockdowns in both provinces.
Pedestrians walk along Ste. Catherine Street during the COVID -19 pandemic in Montreal, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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 business lockdowns in both provinces.
Quebec and Ontario labour activists urge for more transparency around COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.