Quebec is used to snowstorms closing schools, but starting Tuesday, a storm of a completely different kind will disrupt school schedules: Thousands of strikers in Quebec will take to the streets to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the Legault government’s offers. Overview of the situation.
Posted at 3:46 p.m.
When will the schools close?
Starting Tuesday, November 21, all public schools in the province will be closed for at least three days. This is because the Common Union Front, which represents nearly 90,000 teachers and all school support staff, is going on strike.
As a result, schools whose teachers are not represented by this union will also be closed on November 21st, 22nd and 23rd. The daycare centers in these schools will also be included.
Will all schools reopen on Friday November 24th?
NO. The Autonomous Education Association (FAE), which represents 65,000 teachers, will launch an indefinite general strike (GGI) from November 23rd. Nine unions are members of this association. They are located in Montreal, Laval, Quebec, Outaouais, Montérégie, Estrie and the Laurentians.
Do we know when these schools will reopen?
That’s the big unknown: How long will this strike last? School service centers, including on the island of Montreal, announced last week that their schools would be closed “indefinitely.”
The Autonomous Education Federation strikers have no strike fund. This means that these teachers will be without income starting Wednesday.
However, the unions point out that members took part in this strike with full knowledge of the facts, which shows their determination to “fight to the end,” said Catherine Beauvais-St-Pierre, president of the Alliance of Montreal Teachers, last week. at La Presse.
Is the private network affected?
In general, no, but teachers at Regina Assumpta College in Montreal are also negotiating to renew their collective agreement. They voted for a four-day strike on November 22nd, 23rd, 27th and 28th.
What about CEGEPs and universities?
Teachers and a large majority of CEGEP public employees are part of the Common Front, which will observe three days of strike on November 21, 22 and 23. As a result, all CEGEPs in the province will be closed. Universities are not affected by this movement.