Comments on: Journal de Québec: only the beginning

By: Fagstein » MédiaMatinQuébec: Changing the face of labour stoppages

Fagstein » MédiaMatinQuébec: Changing the face of labour stoppages — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:15:52 +0000

[...] been easy or cheap, but they’ve been getting a lot of financial and moral support from labour unions, politicians (PQ, NDP) local businesses, fellow journalists, and of course the Quebec City reading [...]

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:02:36 +0000

Actually, Le Devoir bring more details then I could (obviously the journalist was at the press conference and asked the good questions). The SCFP strike fund is 34 millions strong. The 'national' give a strike pay of 200$ a week wich is supplemented by the 'locals' (there's 3 of them involved). According to one of my source inside, the strike pay is as close as you can get to what the worker's would get on Unemployed Insurrance. Apparently that the biggest worry of the worker's is not money but not being able to have vacation... Also, the SCFP have set up a special fund --distinct from the strike fund-- to cover the printing of Media Matin (wich apparently cost 18 000$ a day). It seem that the extra money gathered from other unions is currently saved "for latter".

By: heri

heri — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:43:23 +0000

have you seen how the union focuses on the "fight" and the demonizition of Québecor instead of focusing on a path to solve problems? I am not supporting either party, but with an attitude like that, it will be years before they get an agreement. and at that time, journalists will have forgotten their trade, journal de québec would have lost their readers, and the public would be tired of everything.