HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Regroupement Des Militants Syndicaux
OR:
Regroupement Des Militants Syndicaux on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The Regroupement des militants syndicaux or RMS (in
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
: ''Trade-Union Militants Grouping'') was a political organization founded in 1974 by members of the
Groupe socialiste des travailleurs du Québec The Groupe socialiste des travailleurs du Québec or GST (in English: ''Quebec Socialist Workers' Group'') was a far left political movement founded in 1973 by militants of the Fourth International in the province of Quebec, Canada. Involved in t ...
involved in the three main
trade-union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...
s in
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
(FTQ, CSN and CEQ) to rally trade unionists into political action. On the political scene, the RMS was deeply involved in the creation of a left-of-centre political party in Montreal, the Rassemblement des citoyens de Montréal (Montreal Citizens Movement) in 1974. It also initiated with the
Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec The New Democratic Party of Quebec (french: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec; NPDQ) is a federalist and social-democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The party is a revival of the comparable Nouveau Parti Démocratique ...
a coalition that contested seats in the
1976 Quebec general election Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...
. The RMS ended its activities in 1981.


See also

*
Coalition New Democratic Party of Quebec - Regroupement des militants syndicaux candidates, 1976 Quebec provincial election A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces. Formation According to ''A Gui ...
*
Politics of Quebec The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of Quebec is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Pr ...
* List of political parties in Canada#Quebec


External links


National Assembly historical information

La Politique québécoise sur le Web
{{Authority control Provincial political parties in Quebec Socialist parties in Canada Political parties established in 1974 Political parties disestablished in 1981 1974 establishments in Quebec 1981 disestablishments in Canada