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2023 Quebec Public Sector Strikes
The 2023 Quebec public sector strikes are a series of strikes by public sector workers in Quebec involving hundreds of thousands of workers. Primarily involving those in the health, social services, and education sectors, the strikes began on November 6. The group known as "Front Commun" (Common Front) has had nine days of strikes since November 6. The recent offer given to the unions was swiftly rejected. Unions involved * Fédération autonome de l'enseignement (FAE) Common Front Negotiating together in the Common Front of Quebec: * Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) * Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) * Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS) * Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ) References 2023 labor disputes and strikes 2023 in Quebec, Strikes 2024 in Quebec, Strikes November 2023 in Canada December 2023 in Canada January 2024 in Canada Labour disputes in Quebec, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Strike
A general strike is a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. They are organised by large coalitions of political, social, and labour organizations and may also include rallies, marches, boycotts, civil disobedience, non-payment of taxes, and other forms of direct or indirect action. Additionally, general strikes might exclude care workers, such as teachers, doctors, and nurses. Historically, the term general strike has referred primarily to solidarity action, which is a multi-sector strike that is organised by trade unions who strike together in order to force pressure on employers to begin negotiations or offer more favourable terms to the strikers; though not all strikers may have a material interest in each other's negotiations, they all have a material interest in maintaining and strengthening the collective efficacy of strikes as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
