CPE-CSN strike: three more days of disconnection

CPE teachers affiliated with the CSN are again on strike until Wednesday.

The negotiations continued throughout the weekend and the exchanges continued intensively. The objective was to reach an agreement that would improve the working conditions of women workers in CPE as soon as possible. The 13,000 workers in CPE unionized at the CSN were on strike from April 14 to 16, as negotiations intensified with the government. The strike was maintained in order to reach an agreement as soon as possible. The negotiations cont…

Some 13,000 unionized workers in the early childhood centres (ECCs) affiliated with the CSN are on strike until April 16th. The movement, launched as talks intensify with the government, aims to speed up an agreement on working conditions.

According to the union side, there has been progress at the negotiating table in the last few days, so that there is more than just the wages that are blocking. Québec wants to respect the framework of the 17.4 per cent increases over five years that it has granted to all government employees. According to the government, it is a question of fairness towards other workers. For CSN's spokesperson, Serge Saint-Pierre, some nuances are given to thi…