The Centrale syndicale du Québec (Quebec House of Labour), or CSQ, is the third most important trade union in the Province of Quebec, canada, according to membership. A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... This article describes the Canadian province. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ...

It was founded in 1946 as the result of the merger of three previous federations as the Corporation générale des instituteurs et institutrices catholiques de la province de Québec (General Corporation of Catholic Teachers in the Province of Quebec). Léo Guindon was its first president. 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

It changed its name in 1967 to Corporation des enseignants du Québec (Teachers Corporation of Quebec), and then again in 1974 when it officially became a labour union to Centrale des enseignants du Québec (Quebec Teachers' House of Labour). It finally became the Centrale des syndicat du Québec in 2000 to acknowledge the fact that itsmembershhip base had expanded beyond teaching professions. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Still, of almost 175,000 members, over 100,000 are workers in the field of education, most working in the public sector. 69% of its members are women. Accordingly, the CEQ was the first Quebec trade union to appoint a woman (Lorraine Pagé) as its president, in 1988. Education encompasses teaching and learning specific skills, and also something less tangible but more profound: the imparting of knowledge, good judgement and wisdom. ... The public sector is that part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the government, whether national, regional or local/municipal. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Réjean Parent has been president since 2003. Louise Chabot, Pierre Séguin and Jacinthe Côté are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd vice-presidents, respectively. Alain Pélissier is the secretary-treasurer. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

Currently, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec acts as a liaison for the J. W. McConnell Family Foundation. John Wilson McConnell (July 1, 1877 - November 6, 1963) was an Anglo-Quebecer businessman, newspaper publisher, humanitarian, and the most significant philanthropist in the history of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ...

See Also

• CSD
• CSN
• FTQ

External Link

CSQ homepage (http://www.csq.qc.net/) (mostly in French)