PROVINCIAL CONTRACT TALKS
Front commun demonstration in front of the National Assembly
On November 23, the fourth day of strike action for 420,000 workers belonging to the Front commun, a demonstration took place in front of the National Assembly to demand that the government finally put reasonable offers on the table in order to reach an agreement that will improve the quality of public services and make them more accessible. “Close to 600,000 people are striking today across Québec,” said APTS president Robert Comeau, CSN first vice-president François Enault, CSQ president Éric Gingras, and FTQ president Magali Picard. “We’re making history with the biggest walkout in North America since 1983. This movement is speaking loud and clear, and it’s a movement for everyone. We’re speaking for services for Quebecers. We’re speaking for a way of supporting the development of children and taking care of those who are old, sick or vulnerable, and we’re speaking for women, who make up over 75% of the people providing services in public systems.”
For more information, including information about the conciliator’s intervention and Quebecers’ support for Front commun workers, see the joint press release.