Because it finds that its negotiations with Quebec are not progressing sufficiently, a body of the FIQ has just adopted a mobilization plan which provides for an escalation in the means of pressure.
It is the extraordinary national council of the Interprofessional Health Federation (FIQ) which has just adopted this mobilization plan. The plan will now be submitted to the general meetings of members, who will decide.
The plan provides for an escalation in the means of pressure, starting with the holding of kiosks, tours, leaflets, up to “demonstrating in significant and disturbing places”, ceasing to perform tasks unrelated to care, not renewing practice licenses, organize sit-ins, send bulk resignation letters, etc.
Also in this context, the FIQ, which represents 80,000 nurses, licensed practical nurses and other healthcare professionals, adopted its new slogan: “there are limits”.
Collective agreements in the public and parapublic sectors expire on March 31. However, the FIQ claims to have proposed 28 negotiation dates in Quebec, which would have retained only four.
Quebec ready to negotiate
Quebec, for its part, says it is ready to negotiate and instead points the finger at the unions.
Again recently, Premier François Legault invited the FIQ to show flexibility.
And last week, during several interviews and press briefings, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, affirmed that the unions “should come and sit down with us”.
Quebec insists that the unions participate in its discussion forums, while the latter reply that the problems and the solutions are already known and that it is necessary instead to take concrete action.