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2 days ago
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- CTV News
Union representing workers in 400 daycare centres votes 58 per cent in favour tentative agreement
Workers at Centres de la petite enfance (CPE), members of the CSN-affiliated Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux, protesting during a one-day walkout, January 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) Workers in 400 daycare centres (CPEs) voted 58 per cent in favour of the tentative agreement reached with Quebec for the renewal of their collective agreement. The workers are members of unions affiliated with the Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS), which is affiliated with the CSN. 'It's not the collective agreement of the century,' said Stéphanie Vachon, FSSS representative for the CPE sector, in an interview. She noted that there have been improvements in 'entry-level and exit-level salaries' in the profession, but the 17.4 per cent increase over five years for all workers remains the same as for government employees. 'The government had really laid its cards on the table' with its 17.4 per cent increase for the public sector, which it insisted on, Vachon recalls. 'Then there is also the notion of the other union federations that reached an agreement before us and established a kind of basic framework. So it was really the fact that this basic framework was not broken that created a lot of discontent and dissatisfaction among workers. That's what we see in the result' of 58 per cent support, Vachon said. She added that work in CPEs is not recognized for its true value. The FSSS is the last union representing workers in CPEs to conclude its negotiations with Quebec. The three others involved in these national negotiations reached agreements last year: the Fédération des intervenantes en petite enfance (FIPEQ), affiliated with the CSQ, the Syndicat québécois des employé(e)s de service (SQEES) and the Syndicat des métallos, both affiliated with the FTQ. In Quebec City, Treasury Board President Sonia LeBel welcomed the approval of this tentative agreement, which was reached on May 5. 'This step marks a breakthrough in the process of improving working conditions for educators and the quality of services offered to children and their families,' she said on X. FSSS union members had been on strike for 13 days since the end of January. Vachon said she believes it was worth striking for 13 days to achieve this result. 'Yes, absolutely. Between the start of the strike and the end, there was always something else that was holding things up,' she said. She also claims to have made gains on certain bonuses, particularly to recognize the value of experienced workers. These FSSS union members work in more than 400 CPEs. Quebec had 940 CPEs as of Dec. 31 last year, managing 1,772 facilities, according to the Ministry of Family Affairs. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on June 2, 2025. By Lia Lévesque, The Canadian Press
Montreal Gazette
06-05-2025
- Health
- Montreal Gazette
Quebec reaches tentative deal with daycare workers
The Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS), the union whose members have held 13 strike days since January in 400 Quebec-funded daycares, announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement in principle with the province. The deal will be submitted to FSSS union delegates for approval over the coming days. Details of the agreement will not be made public until they are shared with the union's rank and file. This story was originally published
CBC
06-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Quebec unions representing 400 subsidized daycares reach tentative deal with province
After 13 strike days, the labour federation representing workers at 400 subsidized daycares in Quebec says it has reached an agreement in principle with the province. The 13,000 workers with the Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS), a labour federation affiliated the with the much larger Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), will be voting on the deal in the coming days. Nearly two weeks ago, the CSN asked for conciliation to resolve an impasse in negotiations. Conciliation efforts began on May 1. Major sticking points during negotiations were linked to working conditions and compensation. The FSSS-CSN was seeking to improve both as a means to alleviate staffing shortages in the daycare network and make the job more attractive to future workers. Negotiations with the provincial government to renew collective agreements have been ongoing for several months. The Treasury Board submitted offers to all unions representing daycare workers in May 2024 and settled with those under the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) and the Fédérations des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ) in December. Workers will have the final say on whether the agreement is accepted or not and the union said no details of the deal will be released until then.
