This is a list of trade unions in Quebec, Canada.
Name | Activity sector | Members | Website |
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Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ) | Aérospatiale, Insurance, Automotive industry, Bakery, Retail, Communications, Construction, Énergie, Enseignement, Entretien ménager, Finance, Hospitality industry, Printing, Metallurgy, Paper mill, chemicals and electrical, Health, Sécurity, Public sector, Textile and Clothing, Telecommunication, Transport [1] | ~ 600,000 [1] | www.ftq.qc.ca |
Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) | Centre de la petite enfance, Retail, Enseignement, Health and Social Services, public and parapublic services . [2] | 323,586 [3] | www.csn.qc.ca |
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) | Communications, Education, Health and Social Services, Public sector [4] | 126,486 [3] | www.csq.qc.net |
Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (CSD) | Manufacturing | 73,500 [3] | www.csd.qc.ca |
Name | Activity sector | Base units | Members |
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Fédération nationale des enseignantes et enseignants du Québec (FNEEQ) | Education (Cégeps) | 101 affiliated unions [11] | 34,000 [11] |
Fédération des employées et employés de services publics (FEESP) | Public function | 425 affiliated unions [12] | 60,000 [12] |
Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS) | Health, Centres de la petite enfance, youth centers | 130,000 [13] | |
Fédération des professionnèles (FS) | Legal Aid, Education, Health and Social Services, Communautaire et économie sociale, Government Agencies, Sociétés publiques | 61 affiliated unions [14] | 8,000 [15] |
Name | Activity sector | Unités de base | Members |
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Fédération du commerce (CSN) | Food, Finance, Tourism | 360 affiliated unions [16] | 32,500 [16] |
Fédération de l'industrie manufacturière (FIM-CSN) | Manufacturing industry | 320 affiliated unions [17] | 30,000 [17] |
Fédération nationale des communications (FSSS) | Médias, Communication, Culture | 88 affiliated unions [18] | 6,000 [18] |
CSN–Construction (FSSS) | Construction | 71 affiliated unions [19] | 18,000 [19] |
Name | Activity sector | Unités de base | Members |
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Fédération démocratique de la métallurgie, des mines et des produits chimiques (FPPE) | ... | 0 | |
CSD-Construction | Construction | 0 | |
Name | Activity sector | Unités de base | Members in Quebec |
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Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec (SFPQ) | Fonction publique de l'État québécois | 43,000 (2/3 are women) | |
Fédération autonome de l'enseignement (FAE) | Education (Professor ) | 9 affiliated unions | 66,500 |
Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) | Santé | 60 affiliated unions | 62,000 |
Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS) | Secteur public de la santé et des services sociaux | 32,000 | |
Syndicat de professionnelles et professionnels du gouvernement du Québec (SPGQ) | Services publics | 25,500 | |
Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec (UPA) | Producteurs agricoles et forestiers | 92 affiliated local unions and 12 regional federations | 43,000 |
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