François Legault is drawing the ire of several public sector unions after suggesting that the next budget will be largely in deficit due to the next collective agreements.
In Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, the education union De La Jonquière believed that we wanted to target teachers to explain to them that there was a lack of money in the state coffers.
“We took it as a bit of guilt. “So that’s what we regret, we shouldn’t have been accused,” denounced the union leader Nicole Émond.
She regrets the Prime Minister's words and has the impression that education is reduced to numbers and expenses.
The union would have liked to have felt that François Legault was behind the school staff and was willing to continue to improve things.
“That he has heard our cry from the bottom of his heart and is ready to continue working with us because we said so, these negotiations do not solve everything. “There are still problems and challenges that need to be overcome,” Ms Émond said .
Same story with the nurses
François Legault's words also added fuel to the fire among nurses still in negotiations.
The Quebec Interprofessional Health Federation (FIQ) in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean expects the next discussions to be more difficult in this tense climate.
Its president, Julie Boivin, called on the prime minister to put money into the health system.
“When he talks about investments, be it in construction, infrastructure or projects like Northvolt, he is not talking about financial consequences, but about investments. “What we expect from the CAQ government is that they invest in the health of their own employees to improve health conditions,” she agreed.
The nurses made it clear that, despite the announcement of a budget deficit, they would not agree to an agreement with François Legault.