Association of the firemen of Montreal

The Association of the firemen of Montreal is the trade union which represents them: 2300 firemen and pompières of the town of Montreal to the Quebec.

Composition

This trade union is made up firemen, lieutenants and captains working within the Security service sets fire to Montreal.

Following the example this profession, its members are as a majority of the men.

Organization

The trade union is managed by a president, a vice-president, a treasurer and a secretary. Twelve regional directors are responsible for a precise geographical sector.

There exist also statutory committees.

The trade union employs 5 full-time people, with which can punctually associate a lawyer and an actuary.

Although to date, five women occupy of the stations permanent and remunerated within the personnel of the trade union, it there have never no representing trade-union female sex in the elective functions of the organization.

Affiliation

The Association of the firemen of Montreal is an independent trade union.

It is active within the Regroupement of associations of firemen of Quebec , most important of associations of trade unions of firemen of the Quebec.

Publication

Twice the year, in spring and the autumn, the trade union publishes a review, Portelance , bound for the firemen as well active as reprocessed. The pulling of the review is of approximately: 5000 specimens.

History

A precursory regrouping

It is in 1834 that was creates the Friendly Société of the Firemen of Montreal , entity having like objective to help the firemen of the town of Montreal.

The company had the role the organization of leisures and a Mutual aid association, allowing the firemen in the incapacity to work to provide for their needs.

First trade-union entity

The trade union was founded in 1918 as a local section of the International Association off Fire Fighters (IAFF).

In 1974, probably following the refusal of the American trade union to support the strike of the red weekend, the Association of the Firemen of Montreal becomes independent.

The red Weekend

October 31st at November 3rd, 1974, association carried out an illegal general strike in order to reverse an unfavorable award for its members.

During this interval, more than 140 residences were set fire to by criminal hands, leading to the destruction of more than 131 buildings.

During the night of the 2 at November 3rd, 1974, an agreement was concluded between the president from the trade union, the mayor of Montreal Jean Drapeau and the Minister for Labor Jean Cournoyer at a meeting held at the head office of Hydro-Quebec to Montreal, where the offices of the were installed Prime Minister in the metropolis.

One will name this Grève the “ red weekend ”. Thereafter, the Association of the firemen of Montreal will be condemned to compensate the not fought victims of the fires, for more than one million dollars.

See too

Internal bond

Gaston Fauvel, former president of the Association of the Firemen of Montreal

External bond

the official site of the Association of the Firemen of Montreal

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