Some FAE unions recommending members reject tentative deal with Quebec: reports

The tentative deal between thousands of Quebec teachers and the provincial government may not be accepted after all.

Some of the 66,000 teachers represented by the Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE) are reportedly being told by their respective unions not to vote in favour of the agreement in principle, according to various media reports.

Members are voting on the proposal over the next few weeks.

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According to those reports, three unions representing more than 12,000 teachers – roughly 20 per cent of the FAE – are asking its members to vote against the agreement in principle.

Those unions are the Syndicat de l’enseignement de la Pointe-de-l’Île (SEPÎ); the Syndicat des enseignants de la Haute-Yamaska (SEHY); and the Syndicat de l’enseignement de la région de Laval (SERL).

The 9,300 teachers from the Alliance des professeurs de Montréal — the largest FAE-affiliated union — will be presented with the tentative deal Thursday evening.

The tentative deal will pass if five of the nine unions affiliated with the FAE and half of the FAE’s total members accept it. It’s known as the principle of double majority.

The decision will be announced Feb. 7.