Unions Resist Labor Agenda of Premier in Quebec
QUEBEC, Dec. 16 — Quebec's powerful labor unions have moved to counter Premier Jean Charest's agenda of budget cutting, privatization and limits on labor's collective bargaining power with accelerated disruptions of services and noisy marches across the province.
Union members have pelted government buildings with eggs and have held almost daily rallies in front of Mr. Charest's Montreal office and in front of the provincial legislative building in Quebec City despite blustery weather.
The 500,000-member Quebec Federation of Labor is threatening a general strike if Mr. Charest does not retreat from a sweeping legislative initiative to rewrite the provincial labor code to allow hospitals and other government agencies to employ more contract workers who are not union members. The new laws would also raise fees for public day care services to cut budget deficits and limit union collective bargaining in private nursing homes.
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