This is a list of trade unions in Quebec, Canada.
| Name | Activity sector | Members | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, also known in English as St John the Baptist Day, is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was brought to Canada by French settlers celebrating the traditional feast day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was declared a public holiday in Quebec in 1925, with publicly financed events organized province-wide by a Comité organisateur de la fête nationale du Québec.
The Office québécois de la langue française is a Quebec public provincial organization established on 24 March 1961, by the Liberal government of Jean Lesage. Attached to the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications(Ministry of Culture and Communications), its initial mission, defined in its report of 1 April 1964, was "to align on international French, promote good Canadianisms and fight Anglicisms ... work on the normalization of the language in Quebec and support State intervention to carry out a global language policy that would consider notably the importance of socio-economic motivations in making French the priority language in Quebec".
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The Centrale des syndicats du Québec is the third biggest trade union in Quebec, Canada, by membership.
The Confédération des syndicats nationaux is the second largest trade union federation in Quebec by membership.
The Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec is the largest labour federation in Quebec in terms of its membership. It has over 500,000 members, who account for 44% of the unionised workers in Quebec. This ratio is 60% in the private sector, in which most members work. It also has many members in government agencies.
Québec solidaire is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada. The party and media outlets in Canada usually use the name "Québec solidaire" in both French and English, but the party's name is sometimes translated as "Solidarity Quebec" or "Quebec Solidarity" in foreign English-language media.
Mouvement Québec français (MQF) is an umbrella group of organisations in favour of the preservation and defence of the French language in Quebec, Canada.
The Democratic and Republican Left group is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly including representatives of the French Communist Party (PCF) as well as leftist parties with bases in Overseas France.
The Congress of Democratic Trade Unions is a national trade union centre in Quebec formed on 8 June 1972 in response to a split within the Confederation of National Trade Unions Confédération des syndicats nationaux, CSN). It is the smallest of the four labour centres in Quebec, with about 4% of the union membership in the province.
The Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) was a federation of university students' unions created following the lifting of the tuition freeze in 1989. It included 9 member associations, which represent more than 71 000 Quebec university students. The federation dissolved in March 2015.
The National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco is located in Rabat, Morocco, with a branch in Tetouan. The former Bibliothèque Générale was created in 1924. In 2003, it was renamed the "Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc."
André Roy is a Canadian poet and arts critic from Quebec. He won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry in 1985 for Action writing and was a shortlisted nominee for the award on three other occasions.
Karen Messing is a Canadian geneticist and ergonomist. She is an emeritus professor in the biological sciences at the University of Quebec at Montreal. She is known for her work on gender, environmental health and ergonomics. She was given the Jacques Rousseau Award in 1993, the Governor General's Award in 2009, and was named an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 27, 2019.
Hubert Sacy is a social communications specialist and public figure known for his work in behavioral prevention and education. Since 1990, he had been Director General of Éduc'alcool, an independent, not-for-profit organization from which he has retired after 32 years. He is well known for creating education and prevention programs in Quebec.
The 1972 Québec general strike was a general strike that took place in Québec in 1972. The strike began on 11 April and lasted until 21 April, when the government of Québec banned the workers from striking and imprisoned the leaders of the three unions, as well as several dozen union organisers. With around 300 000 workers participating, it was one of the largest strikes in North American history.
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 21. A week long strike is scheduled for December 8 to 14 before an unlimited strike is called thereafter.
The Fédération autonome de l'enseignement (FAE) is a group of nine unions representing over 66,500 teachers working in Quebec's education sector. These teachers work the realm of preschool, elementary, secondary, prison, vocational and adult education. The staffs of the Peter Hall Schools and the Centre académique Fournier, as well as 2,600 members of the FAE Retirees Association (APRFAE), are also part of the FAE.
The Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS) is a union representing and defending the interests of 60,000 workers in Quebec's public health and social services sector. Its head office is in Longueuil.
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