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QuébecZol’s perspective

Cannabis and the strike

By: The North Star

Posted on: 11/02/2023

Type: Cartoon

Section: Labour and power

One-year strike at SQDC

For more than a year, workers at Quebec’s public cannabis stores held the line in a fight to escape poverty. Facing them were senior officials who boasted of record profits while allowing the black market to thrive.

Cannabis and the strike
Government wage suppression at SQDC only strengthens underground economy
To counter the black market, really?
“The message the government is sending is that it doesn’t care about public health”
Determination giving hope for victory
A victory for the workers and a message for the public sector: “We must not give up”
Interview — How SQDC workers brought down the government
SQDC undermines its mission with retaliatory closure of Saint-Hubert store

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