By Sonia Singh Thousands of Quebec nursing home workers have walked off the job in their first-ever series of coordinated strikes. They’re demanding that all workers get a starting hourly wage of $15. It’s a big jump for a workforce where the average wage is $12.50. (Fifteen dollars Canadian is equivalent to about $11.71 in Continue readingQuebec nursing home workers strike for $15
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Followers of RFR are encouraged to read Roger Annis’ latest on the Quebec student strike published at Rabble.ca. Roger, who was featured on RFR’s May 16 and May 23 episodes, unpacks various aspects of the student strike, including the important statement by student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois who argues that the student strike has hit its Continue readingOrganized labour and the Quebec student strike