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General assembly of the Front Commun at the Montreal Forum in March 1972. In early 1972, the Front Commun intersyndical was formed, consisting of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), led by Marcel Pepin, the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ), led by Louis Laberge, and the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), led by Yvon Charbonneau.
The Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ; Quebec Federation of Labour) 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.
In 1936, Duplessis hung a crucifix in the Quebec legislature. It was replaced by a second crucifix in 1982, which was only removed on 10 July 2019. [2]His party, the Union Nationale, often had the active support of the Roman Catholic Church during political campaigns, using the slogan Le ciel est bleu; l'enfer est rouge ("Heaven is blue; hell is red"; red is the colour of the Liberal Party ...
The 1950s tenure of Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis epitomized the conservative ideal of a religiously and culturally pure Québec, and became known among liberals as the Grande Noirceur ('Great Darkness'), although the Richard Riot of 1955 may have signaled growing submerged forces.
The Professional Code is a Quebec law that governs the professional system of the province of Quebec, in Canada.This system is composed of the Government of Quebec, the National Assembly of Quebec, the 46 professional orders, the Office des professions du Québec (OPQ) and of Conseil Interprofessionnel du Québec (CIQ) (Quebec's Interprofessional Council).
The Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) is responsible for the application of the laws and regulations that govern the construction industry in the province of Quebec. Funded by the industry's employers and employees, the CCQ offers numerous services in the areas of social services, vocational training, workforce management, and ...
The James Bay Project encompasses the La Grande project, which is located on the La Grande River and on its tributaries, such as the Eastmain River, in northwestern Quebec. The La Grande project was built in two phases; the first phase lasted twelve years from 1973 to 1985 and the second phase lasted from 1985 to present time. [ 9 ]
The Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ; Quebec Labour Congress) is the third biggest trade union in Quebec, Canada, by membership.. It was founded in 1946 when three earlier unions merged to form the Corporation générale des instituteurs et institutrices catholiques de la province de Québec (CIC; General Corporation of Catholic Teachers in the Province of Quebec).