The FIQ is holding a meeting with its members on Monday evening to inform them of the progress of negotiations with the Quebec government, even though they have been going on for more than a year.
The Interprofessional Health Federation is one of three union organizations representing state employees who have still not reached an agreement in principle for the renewal of their collective agreement, with civil servants and professionals.
It is in the form of a “Facebook live” that the large organization of 80,000 nurses, practical nurses, respiratory therapists and clinical perfusionists will take stock with its members.
Last week, an intermediate body of the FIQ, made up of delegates, unanimously decided that negotiations should still continue, as the proposals at the negotiating table seemed insufficient.
In an interview last week, the president of the FIQ, Julie Bouchard, revealed that the arrival of a conciliator on the file had made progress, but not enough for an agreement in principle to be within reach.
For the FIQ, the flexibility required of nurses is at the heart of this negotiation with the government. Quebec wants to be able to change nurses in care units, health establishments or shifts, to meet its needs.
Nurses believe this amounts to treating them as interchangeable pawns, without taking into account their expertise and experience.