Union Leaders Comment After Meeting With Quebec Premier – May 2, 2021
Union leaders hold a news conference in Montreal following their meeting with Quebec Premier François Legault and Treasury Board President Sonia LeBel. Speaking with reporters are spokespersons for the Federation of Workers of Quebec, the Confederation of National Trade Unions, the Centrale des Syndicates du Quebec, the Interprofessional Health Federation of Quebec, and the Alliance of Professionals and Technicians in Health and Social Services. Unions have been negotiating with the Quebec government since collective agreements for public sector workers expired more than a year ago on March 31, 2020. (no interpretation)
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MONTREAL Quebec s premier and Treasury Board president will meet with the heads of several of the province s powerful unions on Sunday afternoon. The meeting between Sonia Lebel and the labour chiefs was confirmed by Premier Francois Legault s office on Saturday. It will take place the day after International Workers Day at Palais des Congres. Both Legault and Lebel will speak to the leaders of the Federation of Workers of Quebec, the Confederation of National Trade Unions, the Centrale des Syndicates du Quebec, the Interprofessional Health Federation of Quebec and the Alliance of Professionals and Technicians in Health and Social Services.
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 are Alberta ($15), BC ($14.60), Ontario ($14.25), Yukon ($13.71), and the Northwest Territories (1$3.46). In a joint statement, the groups criticized the Legault government, saying many essential workers rely on food banks because they can’t afford the cost of food.