More than half of Quebecers believe the government’s offer to public sector workers is inadequate and that their salaries should at least be adjusted to reflect increases in the cost of living.
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This emerges from a study commissioned by the Common Front, a coalition of several trade union confederations, from the company SOM and published on Monday morning.
The government’s offer, which provides for a 3% salary increase in the first year and then a 1.5% salary increase for the following four years, is considered inadequate or very inadequate by 56% of respondents, while 27% consider it sufficient and 10% find it generous or very generous.
86% of respondents said they “strongly agree” or “somewhat agree” with the statement: “Public sector salaries should at least be linked to the increase in the cost of living.”
Union demands for increases of 2% plus inflation for year 1, 3% plus inflation for year 2 and 4% plus inflation for year 3 are generating reactions. divided.
They are perceived as sufficient by 39% of respondents, generous or very generous by 38% and inadequate or very inadequate by 17%.
“We have been saying for months that the government’s offers are incoherent, and it seems that a large part of Quebecers believe that too,” respond the spokespeople of the various Common Front union centers in a press release. And we remember that public opinion is currently clearly on the side of workers.”
These findings come as the Joint Front plans to increase its mobilization next week.
A tour of the general meetings begins on Monday so that the common front “stands.” [dote] a strike order that could go as far as an indefinite general strike,” the group said in a press release.
A nationwide protest is also planned for September 23rd.