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Faced with Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada, the latter must go “eye for eye, tooth for tooth,” play to its strengths and not put itself in a position of weakness vis-à-vis him, by avoiding responding to every one of his “outlandish” assertions.

At her traditional news conference at the start of the year, FTQ (Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec) president Magali Picard spoke of the fears from her major affiliated unions and their members in the face of the 25 per cent tariff threats issued by the U.S. president-elect.

The United Steelworkers, Unifor and the Teamsters, all major affiliates of the QFL, would be particularly hard hit by these potential U.S. tariffs, since they have a strong presence in mining, metallurgy, timber, forestry and transport.

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The FTQ's position is important because its major affiliates have links with American unions, which could become either allies for jobs or obstacles in this debate.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Jan. 14, 2025.

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Unifor said on Sunday that its members at Canadian National Railway CNR.TO have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, averting a potential strike action. Unifor, which represents more than 3,000 members at the railroad’s Council 4000 and Local 100 committees, said the agreement includes improvements to wages and benefits as well as job protections for members working in CN terminals and headquarters across Canada. The railroad earlier this month had reached a new tentative four-year collective agreement with the union.

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So Bonnie Crombie, the mayor of Mississauga, and Canada's largest private sector union (iirc it's the third largest overall) supports the PWHPA, and is helping them find training facilities.

Union leaders are calling for people across the country to boycott Co-ops in Canada as a result of a lockout at its Regina refinery that has more than 700 workers on the picket line.

Calls for the boycott were made at the Saskatchewan Hotel in Regina on Sunday morning and officials say they want Canadians to hit Co-op "where it hurts."

Bom, eu to buscando não fazer muitos planos pro meu filminho, primeiro porque tenho a noção de que quando se trata de criação audiovisual. a qualquer momento da pra  entrar em contato com algo que faça a gente mudar de ideia e pensar todo o projeto de outra forma. Mas enfim, decidi ir no meio da semana sozinha pro Dragão do Mar. Isso porque eu sabia que o dia( uma quarta feira) era o último em que Imagem e Palavra, do Godard ( diretor que admiro) ia ser exibido, daí além de ser uma ótima oportunidade pra ver esse filme, eu pensei em chegar mais cedo e tirar umas fotinhas! 

Gente... foi ótimo! Primeiro deixa eu contar um pouquinho da minha pequena, mas marcante, relação com o Dragão: quando eu era pequena, digamos, tinha uns 5 anos, fui com meu colégio, o Antares, daí todo ano eu ia novamente, com o mesmo colégio, em umas pequenas visitas de aulas de história ou geografia que nos ensinavam bastante sobre a importância cultura e artística daquele lugar mágico, assim como quem foi Franscisco José do Nascimento!

Dai, na minha visita de quarta, a primeira coisa que eu experimento assim que coloco meus pés no local é... barulhos de crianças rindo! Eu não acreditei, mas assim que as vejo, percebo que elas devem ter uns cinco ou seis anos e estavam com farda do colégio! Que ainda por cima era o Antares!