The activities of schools, health and social institutions and CEGEPs will be significantly affected on Monday, when the first day of the Inter-Union Common Front strike takes place.
The Common Front, made up of CSQ, CSN, APTS and FTQ, represents 420,000 workers in these companies. He will only have one day off at the moment.
This rally had described the new offer from Quebec presented a week ago as ridiculous.
On Monday it will be a kind of response from our members who will make it very clear. We have the feeling that they are happy to comment on this. “Right now it’s the union leaders who have done it,” said Robert Comeau, president of the Alliance of Professional and Technical Personnel in Health and Social Services (APTS).
The strike will take place from midnight to 10:30 a.m. in primary and secondary schools.
In CEGEPs the strike takes place from midnight to noon.
In healthcare facilities, the form of work stoppage depends on the care unit as essential services must be maintained.
The health sector is hardly affected
In emergencies and intensive care, services are maintained at 100%.
In the area of mental health and child protection, services will be maintained at 70 to 85%; in laboratories, medical imaging and technical platforms, 80% of services remain; In the areas of nutrition, rehabilitation and mental health services in general, 70% of services will be retained, explained Mr. Comeau.
The Interprofessional Health Federation (FIQ), which represents 80,000 nurses and other health workers, will not strike on November 6, nor will the Autonomous Education Federation (FAE), which represents 65,000 primary and secondary school teachers.
However, the majority of teachers will go on strike on November 6, with the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), part of the Common Front, representing the largest number at 87,000.
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At the end of October, the President of the Ministry of Finance, Sonia LeBel, unsuccessfully presented a new salary offer for union members in the public sector (archive photo).
Photo: Radio-Canada / Sylvain Roy Roussel
Deadlocked negotiations
Negotiations with the Common Front have been ongoing since the beginning of the year.
The Common Front submitted its demands in October 2022; The Quebec government presented its offers in December 2022.
Quebec is now offering 10.3% over five years to all public servants, with a one-off payment of $1,000 in the first year. In addition, there is an amount of 3% reserved for state priorities related to work organization, ie differentiated offers.
The Common Front is demanding a three-year contract. The first year requires $100 per week or the Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus a 2% increase. For the second year the CPI plus 3% is claimed and for the third year the CPI plus 4% is claimed.
Negotiations with Quebec are not yet complete. Mr. Comeau reports that there were discussions at the tables last Friday. We talk, but there is actually nothing… We are in exchange, yes, but very little content is exchanged.