Eight years after the Barrette reform, the major trade union centers are concerned about the new structural mix proposed by Health Minister Christian Dubé.
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“We want more decentralization of the network. We believe the government is going the other way, with a single employer. It’s like hypercentralization,” CSN President Caroline Senneville lamented Monday in response to the first elements of the bill leaked in the media.
Ms. Senneville remained cautious in her comments while waiting to hear the details of the new Santé Québec agency, which is being described as a sort of hydro-Québec for health.
This agency will become the sole employer of the network, replacing the Ministry in managing day-to-day activities.
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At the same time, Quebec will attack union organization by merging accreditation units to reduce the number of collective agreements from 136 to just 4.
The Legault government also now wants to allow employees to retain their seniority when accepting a job in a new region. Currently it is attached to the CISSS or CIUSSS to which they belong.
“We must ensure that the regions are not emptied. There are places where it is more difficult to recruit workers,” argues Caroline Senneville.
She also fears that this new regulation will make employees more mobile and change employers more often.
Several reforms
The FTQ also wants to await the content of the reform, which is to be presented on Wednesday, before commenting on it in more detail.
However, the headquarters has assured its members that it will remain vigilant. According to her, all recent attempts have hit a wall.
“Does it have to be remembered that the numerous reforms that have been imposed since the 1980s have all failed without exception, be it the reforms of Ministers Rochon, Couillard and Barrette?” says FTQ President Magali Picard in a written statement Explanation.
“For what? Because governments have chosen to impose on the people of the network on the ground instead of talking to them,” she affirms.
For its part, the FIQ reserved its position until the bill was presented.
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