1^st General Council of 2025

The first APTS General Council for 2025 will be held in Drummondville next Wednesday and Thursday.

Topics to be covered during the two days include progress made on the new union model, equal access to activism and questions about workforce planning and independent workers.

You can find more information on the APTS Facebook page Wednesday and Thursday. Stay tuned.

Disciples of Themis wanted

The APTS would like to form an advisory committee to support the bargaining team on the inter-round committee on lawyer’s total compensation, attracting and retaining lawyers, and the effect of premiums on staff numbers in the legal affairs department at the Director of Youth Protection (DPJ).

We are looking for five APTS members with the job title of “1114 - Lawyer” to find innovative, pragmatic solutions for these important issues. If you’re interested, please submit your candidacy to negonationale@aptsq.com by January 26, 2025.

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Pre-budget consultations: step up to the mic

Do you want to share your opinion with Québec’s Minister of Finance, Éric Girard, about the shock treatment being imposed on the health and social services system? Now’s your chance!

Pre-budget consultations are open, and you can express your point of view by completing the online form on the MSSS website.

The APTS will submit a multi-page brief soon, as it has been doing for years. But the Minister has never deigned to invite APTS representatives to share their point of view in person.

Take the questionnaire

"Do I, or don't I?"

Tensions can arise between your employer’s demands and your ethical obligations as a professional. But their management right doesn’t mean that they can impose just any directive or way of working on you.

Knowing how to draw a clear line between what your employer can and can’t demand is important. That’s why it’s a good idea to understand the roles and responsibilities set out in your code of ethics and the provisions of your collective agreement that apply in such cases.

This is precisely the topic of the 6^th APTS factsheet published as part of its information campaign on workload. Read on!

Read the factsheet

Webinar on the RREGOP

Whether you’re about to retire or at the beginning of your career, the webinar “Making sense of the RREGOP and other pension benefits” (in French) is for you. It will give you the information you need to optimize your contributions to your pension plan.

When: February 5, at noon
Duration: approximately 2 hours 

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Union leave time cannot be granted for this type of meeting.

If you have any questions, contact us at retraite.assurance@aptsq.com.

The APTS in the big leagues

Was there ever any doubt? La Presse canadienne has confirmed it, in an article by Lia Lévesque, a distinguished journalist who has long been covering health and social services.

“The APTS, a major health care union, has just won two complaints against the CIUSSS de l’Estrie for obstruction of union activities, related to public sector strike action days in November 2023,” she writes.

A “major” compliment, two great wins: the year is off on the right foot!

Read the article (in French)

STILL FIGHTING for women's rights

On March 8, International Women’s Rights Day, a series of actions will be launched surrounding the World March of Women (WMW), culminating on October 18 with a big rally in Québec City.

Until then, show that you’re STILL FIGHTING by getting the thematic pin and the graphic material (wallpaper, banner and images for social media).

And on March 8, take part in the launch of the World March of Women or come march with us in Montréal, as part of a demonstration organized by Women of Diverse Origins.

And be sure to follow the Collectif 8 mars on Facebook or Instagram.

Graphic material

Income: make your projections

The APTS has developed an income estimation tool that lets you estimate your salary with just a few clicks. It’s a great way to plan for the year ahead.

Want to give it a try? Go to the Salary calculator page of the APTS website and select your salary ranking, echelon, hours worked and premiums under your collective agreement.

Note that this is a simulation module and doesn’t take into account premiums that haven’t changed (responsibility, inconvenience premiums, etc.) or some less common situations. 

Try it

Help advance the youth mission

Do you work in youth protection? The Institut universitaire Jeunes en difficulté (IUJD) wants your opinion to help advance knowledge in the field.

To share it, simply respond to two short online questionnaires (in French) by clicking the following links. The first is about the safety culture in youth protection services in Québec; the second is about the tools and activities available from the institute.

The IUJD is a regular APTS partner. Its mission is to improve services for youth in difficulty, and it values close cooperation between clinical and scientific partners.

About the IUJD (in French)

Future stars wanted

Are you, a colleague or your team making big difference at work? Why not submit a candidacy to the SRS Awards (Prix Stars du Réseau de la santé), back for the 7^th edition?

The SRS Awards are organized by the branch of Caisse Desjardins serving clients who work in health care, social services and life sciences. They celebrate innovative measures implemented by professionals to provide quality care and improve Quebecers’ lives.

The application deadline is February 21, 2025. A member of the APTS provincial executive will be part of the jury. To find out more, visit the SRS Awards website.

Apply here

My Fil@pts just the way I like it

According to our last quiz, dear Fil@pts readers, your favourite platform to read your newsletter is “always” your cell phone, by a long run!

Next, lagging far behind and in order, are your desktop, laptop and tablet, all three with very slim percentages compared with cell phones.

You may also want to know that the cumulative average of your results for all of our quizzes in 2024 was 65%. Are our questions that tough?

Regardless, this is the number to beat in 2025. Consider the gauntlet thrown down!

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