The common front of public sector unions has rejected Quebec’s latest offer, so for now, the one‑day strike is still on for November 6.
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Kate
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Kate
The city acquired a lot on Jarry in Park Ex a year ago, with a promise to build “affordable” housing, but nothing has been done yet. Residents want to use the space to build social housing; the city says it needs more provincial money for its plan.
The article talks about “refurbishing” the existing building, which used to be a repair garage – may still be. (Half of it was a grocery store till a few years ago, but has stood empty for awhile.) But the structure was never residential and is hardly worth preserving, so any new building will involve demolition and decontamination, none of which will come cheap.
DeWolf
“Ceed the property.” Does CTV have copyeditors?
Kate
Maybe not on weekends.
Chris
You don’t need copy editors, you only need a 30 year old word processor to spellcheck and find that ceed is not an English word.
Ian
Yeah but then it autocorrects Masson to Mason 😛
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Kate
A woman was shot in a car in Rivière‑des‑Prairies early Sunday, but survived the attack. Radio‑Canada adds that she has a criminal record.
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Kate
The Achtarout bakery on Charles-de-LaTour in Ahuntsic was firebombed for the second time this year early Sunday. Nobody got hurt, but no one has been arrested.
The business was also shot at recently, and the previous arson was in May.
Somebody really doesn’t like their baklava.
Ian 09:04 on 2023-10-31 Permalink
Quebec’s “latest offer” doesn’t even match inflation, so this “generous” 14.8% over five years (up from their first offer of 13.3%) represents an actual reduction in pay for public sector workers in health and education – and health & education workers here are already paid well below the Canadian average.
For context, this is what the Front Commun had asked for :
To ensure genuine recognition for public-sector jobs, the Front commun is calling for a mechanism that will permanently protect workers against inflation, as well as a general catch-up pay increase to provide real gains. For 2023, this means either an additional $100 per week or the Consumer Price Index (CPI) + 2%, whichever is most beneficial. The demand for 2024 is the CPI + 3%, and for 2025, the CPI + 4%.
Some facts and figures to clarify the issues at the bargaining table
Average salary of Front commun public-sector employees: $43,916
Wage lag: -11.9%
Overall compensation lag: -3.9%
Percentage of workers represented by the Front commun who are women: 78%
via https://www.frontcommun.org/