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About 50 blue-collar workers were on a one-day strike Wednesday as negotiations over a new collective agreement remain deadlocked, according to union representative Félix Gagnon of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. These…

Gig worker Alexi Edwards spends roughly 40 hours on the road delivering orders every week. At times, she says her pay was as low as $15 an hour.It has left the 30-year-old anxious and uncertain as the cost of rent and bills rise."In…

CNN  —  Multiple aid workers were killed after a bus was attacked in Gaza on Wednesday night, according to a US-backed humanitarian aid organization which accused Hamas…

Article contentThe 80,000 members of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé (FIQ), which represents the vast majority of Quebec nurses, auxiliary nurses, respiratory therapists and clinical perfusionists, are to start to vote…

The Montreal Port, Canada’s second-largest container port, has four terminals. (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg News)…

Unionized workers at the Hotel Bonaventure in downtown Montreal have been locked out by their employer. About a dozen of them were picketing outside the hotel Wednesday morning. They were gathered at a Confédération des…

The premier of Quebec has announced a six-month freeze on new temporary foreign workers coming in to work low-wage jobs in the Montreal area, a move he deems necessary to protect the French language and public services. François Legault…

Breadcrumb Trail LinksBusinessNewsLocal NewsThe six-month freeze will exacerbate Montreal's labour shortage, they say.Published Aug 20, 2024  •  Last updated 8 minutes ago  •  3 minute read You can save this article by registering for…

Article contentWorkers at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on Friday staged a surprise strike in an effort to pressure their employer to settle contract negotiations.The CSN-affiliated Fédération du commerce said the 600 workers decided to…

MONTREAL — Workers at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth hotel protested for a third straight day on Saturday in the middle of the busy summer tourist season, and they were joined by picketers from two other city hotels to speak out against an…