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Powerful Show of Solidarity at Amazon Workers Rally in Parc-Extension

What we witnessed yesterday in Parc-Extension was the birth of a new labor movement," said Mostafa Henaway, community organizer at the Migrant Workers Center, addressing last night's rally organized by the IWC-CTI's Amazon Workers Committee. "These workers—many of them immigrants and temporary foreign workers—are exposing how billion-dollar corporations exploit loopholes in Quebec's labor laws to crush unionization efforts." Québec Solidaire MNA Andrés Fontecilla, who condemned the lack of protections, said... Read more →

Workers’ Rights Advocates Rally Against Bill 89, Denouncing Attack on Strike Rights

Quebec City, [19 March]— The Immigrant Workers Centre (CTI-IWC) joined forces with Action Chômage de Québec and RÉPAC 03-12 this afternoon to stand in solidarity with the Conseil régional FTQ Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches (CRQCA-FTQ) in its mobilization against Bill 89. The controversial legislation has drawn sharp criticism from labor groups, who argue that it undermines the fundamental right to strike for workers across Quebec. Demonstrators gathered to voice their opposition,... Read more →

WDO Hosts 2025 International Women’s Day Press Conference

Women of Diverse Origins Marks IWD 2025 with Press Conference The press conference will feature speeches from women who are leaders, organizers, and activists from various communities and groups, representing a wide range of women’s struggles and resistances worldwide. Speakers will include workers from Amazon and from the migrant and health sectors. We will also hear about women’s issues in Indigenous communities, Palestine, Haiti, the Philippines, and Sudan. Women of... Read more →

Montréal Workers Rally Against Amazon’s Mass Layoffs and Union-Busting Tactics

On a cold, snow-covered Saturday in Montréal, hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest Amazon’s decision to shut down seven of its warehouses in Quebec, including the company’s first and only unionized facility in Canada. The protest, organized by the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), was a powerful display of solidarity among workers, union organizers, and community members who are demanding justice for the thousands of workers laid off by the... Read more →