Author: Maria Gill

About 420 workers at the Molson-Coors South Shore brewery went on an indefinite strike Friday morning in Longueuil. • Read also: It’s brewing at the Molson Factory in Longueuil “Since the merger with Coors in 2005, our working conditions have deteriorated. Decisions are being made from Milwaukee since the merger with Miller a few years ago, and worse,” denounced Eric Pecot, head of the local Teamsters league. Last Sunday, nearly 320 workers who attended a union meeting voted 99% against employers’ recent offers and by the same percentage to give their union a mandate to strike. Insufficient wage increases under…

In order to increase immunity against the COVID-19 virus and in response to the emergence of the new BA2 variant, CISSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent tells residents that an additional booster dose of the vaccine is now recommended by the Commission on Immunization of Quebec (CIQ), for some of the most vulnerable people. Thus, people over 80 who live at home, as well as immunocompromised people aged 12 or over, will be able to schedule an appointment starting March 29 for a second booster dose at our vaccination clinics. These two groups represent more than 10,000 people in Bas Saint Laurent. Appointments…

However, the scourge of labor shortages is here to stay, according to the foundation The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) published in December 2021 a very interesting study titled “Entrepreneurs Investment Perspective 2022”⋅in Canada “. This document is based on a survey of 1,000 business owners (SMEs) across Canada to find out their business expectations and investment intentions. In particular, we learn that: 84% of companies plan to invest more or at the same level in the next 12 months. (An increase of 8 points compared to December 2020)31% of companies limit their investments due to economic instability. (Down…

Across the channels, click and collect, the pop-up shop… Although born in 1949, La Canadienne has worn modern commerce clothing. That’s from 2003, when Jean-Sebastien Vieux, son of Alain and Jacqueline Filo (who took over as this fashion and leather expert in 1981), took over the company. Points out the CEO, who runs the company with his sister, Aurelie Filo, the general manager, who was convinced of the synergistic benefits between the physical and digital worlds.Thus, prices, payment terms, product guarantees and loyalty programs are identical regardless of the channel. Rule The second-hand collection, which has historically marked the house…

Hundreds of thousands of Quebecers contracted Variable Omicron In the past few months. After a lull, cases now appear to be on the rise again in the county, with variant BA.2 becoming increasingly dominant. What are the risks of re-infection? duty Discuss with experts. Omicron’s BA.2 version now accounts for nearly half of all cases COVID-19 It was identified in Quebec, according to the latest report from Public Health. This will go 30% to 50% faster than the previous one. Since the beginning of the pandemic, three million Quebecers have contracted COVID-19. Quebec considers a person to be “adequately protected”…

many of small and medium companySmall and medium-sized companies It is expected to receive more investment from the government to deal with the impact of inflation and labor shortages. With inflation, businesses in eastern Quebec must raise wages to remain competitive and attract workers. Hiring foreign workers is one way to make up for the staff shortage. The government is also allocating $290 million over five years to promote job integration for immigrants. On the North Shore, Jessica Biel, general manager of the Sept-Ile-Ochat Mac Manny-Outnam Chamber of Commerce, considered that not enough. We would have liked to see more…

Can re-infection with an Omicron variant? According to a new study, that appears to be the case.The Omicron variant actually has three sublines: BA.1, BA.2, and BA.3. The latter two have mutations that distinguish them from the original Omicron variant.For several weeks in France, the number of new cases of coronavirus has been on the rise. This resumption of the epidemic can be attributed to two main factors. On the other hand, lifting restrictive measures, including ending the obligation to wear a mask indoors (except for health facilities and public transport). On the other hand, the prevalence of BA.2, is…

(Ottawa) Canada and the United Kingdom on Thursday announced the start of negotiations on a post-Brexit Free Trade Agreement, effective 1Verse January 2021. Posted at 1:13 pm “I am pleased to announce that Canada and the United Kingdom are officially launching negotiations on a new free trade agreement,” said Marie Ng, Canadian Trade Minister in the presence of her British counterpart Anne-Marie Trevelyan. The Canadian minister said the negotiations could last two years. “In 2021, the UK was Canada’s third largest trading partner in goods and services, with billions of dollars flowing between our two countries,” she said. For her…

Winter illnesses have not said their last word. After two years of lull, it appears that influenza and contagious epidemics are beginning to emerge. And the healthy context will not exist for nothing. In its latest epidemiological bulletin devoted to influenza, the French public health authority noted “Continuous increase in all influenza indicators. From now on, all regions are in an epidemic situation, as Corsica joined the entire French capital in this eleventh week of the year. Sharp rise in influenza In one week, the incidence of influenza-like illness consultations per 100,000 residents increased by 51%, while visits to the…

Negotiations over the renewal of the collective agreement in Bombardier are becoming increasingly difficult. The union asks management to give it its “best offer” so that it can present it to its members, in order to send a clear message to the employer. In a letter to its members stating that The Canadian Press was able to consult, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) informed them that the negotiating committee will, on Thursday, ask the Bombardier administration to make a global offer of wages, since the main disagreement between the two parties on the matter remains. The…