Following the resumption of negotiations between Quebec and the public sector unions, the Autonomous Federation of Education (FAE) and the Common Front should be monitored. The FAE continues its intensive negotiations with the government, while it remains on an indefinite general strike. Pressure is mounting for this union, the second largest in the field of education in Quebec, since the Federation of Education Unions (FSE) reached an agreement in principle on Friday.
On the Common Front side, it is the central table, where salaries and pensions are negotiated in particular, which attracts attention. “This week, it’s either make or break,” summarized Marc Ranger, former Quebec director of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), in an interview with Duty. “When it comes to wages, the pressure is strong and expectations are high from the unions. But the Common Front, which should pave the way for the FIQ [Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec] and the FAE, can always go into an unlimited general strike in January if things get stuck. »