All over Québec, starting at 5 a.m. today, despite freezing rain, thousands of FTQ members took part in the largest demonstrations in decades to protest the Charest governments attempt to legislate away years of social peace.
The Liberal government has proposed a flood of new legislation paving the way for contracting out and privatization in health care and social services. And they want to make it into law in the next 15 days.
For information and photos, visit scfp.qc.ca
Editorialist Josée Legault has written an editorial in the Montréal Gazette that gives a reasonably good summary of the situation in Québec and the stakes for workers across Canada. She argues: “The liberals may have a mandate to provide change, but don’t have the right to undermine Quebecers’ working conditions. See No carte blanche.
The Liberal government has proposed a flood of new legislation paving the way for contracting out and privatization in health care and social services. And they want to make it into law in the next 15 days.
For information and photos, visit scfp.qc.ca
Editorialist Josée Legault has written an editorial in the Montréal Gazette that gives a reasonably good summary of the situation in Québec and the stakes for workers across Canada. She argues: “The liberals may have a mandate to provide change, but don’t have the right to undermine Quebecers’ working conditions. See No carte blanche.