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Quebec's Common Front w/ Francis Hébert-Bernier
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Francis Hébert-Bernier, a reporter with Quebec’s independent news outlet Pivot, speaks about the historic public sector strikes currently underway in the province.
These strikes are part of the Common Front movement where multiple public sector unions are bargaining at once with Premier Francois Legault's government. These are the largest strikes in the history of Canada and North America.
Read more from Francis Hébert-Bernier:
“The government is deliberately discouraging us from working in the public sector”
Quebec's common front of public sector unions launches 7-day strike
Backgrounder on the Common Front movement: Public Sector Workers in Quebec May Be on the Verge of a General Strike
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