A rally is planned for Friday noon in front of the offices of Prime Minister François Legault in Montreal in support of education staff as part of negotiations for the renewal of collective agreements.
The organizers wish to “make it clear to the government that it must reach a negotiated agreement now with teachers and all those who work in public schools,” we can read on the event’s Facebook page.
“Because on January 8, Quebec children must return to school in a healthier education system! », we continue.
Several artistic personalities are to participate in this event entitled “Large citizen gathering to save public schools”. Vincent Bolduc, Catherine Éthier, Simon Boulerice, Sophie Cadieux, Emmanuel Bilodeau, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Vincent-Guillaume Otis and Isabelle Blais are among them.
The co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, as well as two other deputies from his party, Guillaume Cliche-Rivard and Ruba Ghazal, confirmed their presence.
The latest employer offer was rejected this week by the Federation of Education Unions (FSE), affiliated with the CSQ, and the Autonomous Education Federation (FAE), as part of negotiations.
The FSE-CSQ indicated on Wednesday that it had submitted a new sectoral offer “with the aim of relaunching discussions in order to obtain an agreement before the holidays”.
Some media reported that a “blitz of negotiations” took place during the night from Thursday to Friday between the Legault government and the FSE-CSQ, which is part of the public sector inter-union common front.
Remember that the 66,000 members of the FAE have been on indefinite strike since November 23, while the common front threatens to follow suit at the beginning of 2024 if progress is not sufficient at the negotiating tables.