PROVINCIAL CONTRACT TALKS
Employers are late in providing premium increases and payments

The APTS has learned that a number of institutions have not complied with deadlines established in the 2023-2028 collective agreement for the payment of increases in premiums and other supplements.

The institutions say that the delays are caused by problems with payroll systems suppliers.

This situation is unacceptable. The clauses of your collective agreement have been known for months.

The APTS is monitoring the situation closely and will use every necessary means to ensure that the amounts you are owed are paid, with interest, as soon as possible.

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New premiums for youth protection workers

Good news: the APTS has obtained additional premiums of $140 to $170 per overtime work shift for youth protection employees who work at receiving and processing reports, intake, assessment and referral, and the application of measures.

This exceptional measure, which will be in force until 2028, will apply during critical periods to guarantee the continuity of essential youth services. The APTS will continue to advocate for long-term solutions that will address the root issues leading to employee attraction and retention problems throughout the health and social services system.

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2023-2028 collective agreement: check it out online

More good news: your 2023-2028 collective agreement is now available in English. You can view it as a pdf, or as an interactive flipbook with a clickable table of contents and a search tool that will help you find your way through its various sections.

You can also use our salary calculator to see how your salary will increase under this agreement.
 

DECISION-MAKING BODIES
APTS General Council

The APTS General Council will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week in Rivière-du-Loup, with the Bas-Saint-Laurent as the host region.

Topics on the agenda include a report on the work carried out by the steering table on organizational structure; expanding the scope of professional practices (EPP); the 2024 OHS campaign, and a new guide on workload.

ORGANIZATION OF WORK AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
The APTS at the annual convention of the provincial association of service user committees

The APTS recently attended the annual convention of the Regroupement provincial des comités d’usagers (RPCU), the provincial association of service user committees, in Trois-Rivières. As a sponsor of the event, the APTS participated in convention activities and hosted an information booth.

Our representatives exchanged with participants on the importance of making sure that the voices of service users and employees are heard, since these are the people at the heart of the system.

The APTS and the RPCU are in agreement on the need to vigorously defend the interests of people on the ground in order to maintain a strong public system providing accessible, high-quality care and services.

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SOCIO-POLITICAL ACTION
When the CAQ is more interested in hockey nets than our social safety net

The CAQ wants us to tighten our belts… and at the same time, it’s using our tax dollars to roll out the red carpet for the LA Kings.

Hundreds of protesters, including a number of our members, demonstrated last Thursday near Québec City’s Centre Vidéotron to denounce this aberration and, more widely, the destruction of our public services to the benefit of private interests.

“Wise and responsible choices are needed to protect our social safety net,” said APTS vice-president Émilie Charbonneau. “We’re here today to remind the CAQ of that basic principle.”

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THE APTS IN THE MEDIA
An APTS member's exceptional courage

The media recently highlighted the story of one of our members, Mélanie Rocco, who denounced elder abuse and mistreatment, as well as an unhealthy work climate, in a La Prairie CHSLD.

She was then suspended by the institution – yes, really – and the minister responsible for seniors, Sonia Bélanger, had to intervene. As the minister pointed out, “Disclosure is an obligation for employees, and managers have to take charge of the situation.” Bélanger has launched a ministerial investigation.

The APTS as a whole stands behind Mélanie and all of those who sound the alarm in the health and social services system. It takes a lot of courage to break the code of silence.

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