MONTREAL Nearly half of education unions have voted on the tentative agreement with Quebec City, and so far the deal is receiving very strong support from teachers. The FAE (Federation autonome de l enseignement) represents 49,000 elementary, secondary and vocational teachers. By Thursday morning, four of the federation s nine unions had voted on the tentative agreement to renew their collective agreement. The agreement had been reached with the treasury board in mid-April after intense negotiations, and the proportion of support for the tentative agreement varies, according to the union, from 87 per cent to 95 per cent. The agreement addresses both teachers working conditions, such as professional autonomy and workload, and salaries.
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Around 73,000 Quebec teachers say they will walk off the job for several hours on April 27.
The strike is scheduled to take place from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will be the second strike day this month involving teachers who work for 58 school service centres and English-language school boards.
The teachers went on strike between midnight and 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
73,000 Quebec teachers plan to walk off the job for more than two hours April 27
Teachers demonstrate outside a school during a morning walk out in Longueuil, Que., Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Around 73,000 Quebec teachers say they will walk off the job for several hours on April 27. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson April 16, 2021 - 9:51 AM
MONTREAL - Around 73,000 Quebec teachers say they will walk off the job for several hours on April 27.
The strike is scheduled to take place from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will be the second strike day this month involving teachers who work for 58 school service centres and English-language school boards.