Contrary to what the Prime Minister predicted last week, members of the Autonomous Education Federation were still demonstrating on Monday for an 18th day of strike.
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“We know that the negotiating table continues to work and we too, the FAE authorities, continue to work in this direction,” said Catherine Beauvais-St-Pierre, president of the Alliance of Montreal Teachers. , in the field. What we want is to settle as quickly as possible but with an agreement that will change the daily lives of teachers and the daily lives of students”
After several weeks of walkout, the composition of the classes remains the issue at the heart of discussions for the FAE.
“We have said from the beginning that for us, it is essential,” adds Ms. Beauvais-St-Pierre.
If several teachers have been demonstrating continuously since the beginning, others are wondering about the impact of such a cessation of classes for young people.
“These 18 days of strike are not ideal for the students, but the conditions in which we have been teaching for years […] All of this has much more significant consequences on each of our students who are at school in the public sector,” maintains the president of the Montreal Teachers’ Alliance.
Moreover, let us remember that the unions affiliated to the Common Front must hold their general meetings on December 18 and 19, where the possibility of an unlimited general strike in January will be discussed.