It took 11 days of strike action for the Common Front to reach an agreement that some consider unprecedented in the public sector.
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According to analyst Emmanuelle Latraverse, the Common Front can achieve victory.
The planned increases, which total 17.4% over five years, represent in particular an increase of 6% compared to the first year.
Ms. Latraverse further argues that this increase, which could increase by one percent per year to a total of 20.4 percent over the last three years, depending on inflation, is not sustainable. For example, teachers, nurses or employees who are generally unfavorable have working hours.
“For all of these people, we agree that 17% is a lower limit: the windfall comes from the bonuses and additional bonuses that are offered and have not yet been announced,” emphasizes Ms. The Crossing.
The Common Front's 420,000 union members will be asked to ratify or reject the agreement in principle from January 15th.
According to Ms. Latraverse, “the union world is currently playing on its credibility with its strike votes.”
Having mobilized its members so strongly, the Common Front must “show that it has the authority and the leadership to accept compromises, because this agreement contains compromises,” he added.
As Ms Latraverse recalls, the government's main concern was the flexibility of the network.
“We don't have details, but it is certain that if the government put so much money on the table in the end, it had the flexibility it wanted,” the analyst emphasizes.
One thing is certain, we will not hear members of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) praising the agreement: “No triumphalism!” could be the slogan in the ranks of the CAQ, suggests Ms. Latraverse.
To hear Emmanuelle Latraverse's full opinion, listen to her full interview in the video at the beginning of the article.