Another full strike day at 16 public daycares in Quebec
Posted December 11, 2024 9:49 am.
Last Updated December 11, 2024 10:49 am.
Around 500 workers at 16 public daycares (CPEs) in Quebec entered their second full strike day on Wednesday.
According to their strike mandate, they have another strike day lined up on Dec. 18 – unless there is a breakthrough in their ongoing negotiations with the Quebec government over their collective agreement.
However, their mandate allows for an unlimited strike if necessary.
The members of the Syndicat québécois des employées de service (SQEES), affiliated with the FTQ, recently held similar strike actions on Dec. 4. They are expected to meet again with government negotiators on Dec. 12 and Dec. 17.
For CPE workers, the main dispute is centered around remuneration, since the salary for a qualified entry-level educator is $21.60 per hour.
In an interview Wednesday, SQEES President Sylvie Nelson reported that the government was still offering a 12.7 per cent salary increase over five years to its CPE members, while all government employees received increases of 17.4 per cent over five years.
The Fédération des intervenantes en petite enfance (FIPEQ-CSQ), which represents 9,000 members, recently announced that they reached an agreement in principle with the Quebec government.
-With files from La Presse Canadienne
