Teachers from the Autonomous Federation of Education (FAE) will demonstrate Sunday evening in front of the new Maison de Radio-Canada during Sonia LeBel’s appearance on the show Everybody talks about it.
“They will be there this evening to demonstrate to Sonia LeBel and the entire population their level of conviction in relation to what they are demanding,” declared the president of the FAE, Mélanie Hubert. The President of the Treasury Board, Sonia LeBel, will be on the show at 8 p.m. Everybody talks about it.
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The President of the Treasury Board, Sonia LeBel
The 66,500 FAE teachers have been on an indefinite general strike since Thursday. These teachers work in classrooms in Montreal, Laval, Quebec, Outaouais, Montérégie, Laurentides and Estrie. They represent approximately 40% of teachers in Quebec.
FAE representatives will also be present at the event on Sunday evening. “We will be in the streets with them to proclaim loud and clear what we want and to demand that the negotiating tables speed up and that we reach a satisfactory settlement as quickly as possible,” declared Mr.me Hubert.