Quebec wants to change the rules for public sector negotiations

Quebec Treasury Board president Sonia LeBel responds to opposition questions at the legislature in Quebec City, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

By The Canadian Press

Posted December 4, 2024 12:10 pm.

The Legault government wants to change the way negotiations take place with public sector unions.

The “negotiation regime no longer has any reason to exist in 2024,” said Treasury Board President Sonia LeBel before question period.

She announced a bill could be tabled to change the rules. 

Currently, negotiations are governed by strict rules, with sectoral tables, central tables, a calendar, etc.

The CAQ government has been dealing with difficult negotiations, which have cost the public treasury a lot of money. 

Quebec is still trying to reach an agreement with daycare workers. 

–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews

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