A first union affiliated with the FTQ finally reached an agreement with the government on Sunday, early in the afternoon, which paves the way for an agreement at the so-called “central” table, where the Common Front negotiations take place, the missing piece to conclude public sector negotiations.
The negotiating committee of the Council of Colleges (CPC, SCFP) affiliated with the FTQ, representing college support staff, announced that it had concluded a “hypothetical settlement” on the working conditions specific to its members.
As with all the agreements reached over the past two days with the government, this must be presented to the delegates once an agreement has been reached at the so-called “central” table.
This is where the Common Front, which represents the four major union centers (CSN, CSQ, FTQ and APTS), discusses salary issues for them, in particular.
However, the agreement reached with a union of the FTQ suggests that several others could follow shortly for the other unions represented by this central which was the last to not have reached an agreement with the government yesterday.
Once this is done, the vast majority of unions will have reached an agreement at the so-called “sectoral” tables, where issues specific to the working conditions of each trade are discussed, which paves the way for an agreement at the table. central.