(Montreal) Prime Minister François Legault must stop being a “commentator” and an “observer” in negotiations with public sector employees and must intervene directly with the unions to break the deadlock, argues Liberal leader Marc Tanguay.
In an interview with The Canadian Press on Sunday, Mr. Tanguay argued that as “head of the Quebec state,” Mr. Legault has the duty to enter “personally and directly” into communication with worker representatives. so that an agreement can be reached quickly.
“He must do it for our workers, then he must do it for the citizens and students who are negatively impacted by [les grèves] “, he argued.
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The interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, Marc Tanguay
Thousands of public sector workers, particularly in the fields of education and health, are on strike or will be again in the coming weeks, while the various union centers and the government are unable to agree. hear about new collective agreements.
Quebec said it was ready to improve its latest salary offer, which it presented as worth 14.8% over five years on average by including an amount of $1,000 in the first year and differentiated offers, on the condition that the unions agree to give him more flexibility in the organization of work.
During the last week, Mr. Legault published on the social network of Health, Christian Dubé, to discuss the state of the negotiations.
Mr. Tanguay believes, however, that Mr. Legault should give a helping hand to Mr.me LeBel by showing up himself at meetings with representatives of the different unions.