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Teachers at Anglophone school boards in Quebec have voted in favour of a five-day strike, although their union is not yet saying when a disruption would occur.
Teachers at the Anglophone school boards have voted in favor of a five-day strike
Teachers at the Anglophone school boards have voted in favor of a five-day strike By Tania Fazzina
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Teachers at the Anglophone school boards have voted in favor of a five-day strike to be held when the unions feel the time is right.
The English and French unions both say the province is not providing enough support for teachers to be able to do their jobs under the strained conditions and among their demands are smaller classes, more services for students with learning difficulties, higher wages, and better job security.
MONTREAL While members of the CSQ union in Quebec s education sector have given themselves a five-day strike mandate, teachers in the FAE are still weighing their options. In an interview with The Canadian Press on Tuesday, the president of the Federation autonome de l’enseignment (FAE), Sylvain Mallette, said nothing is off the table, including consulting with its members on a strike mandate. However, the FAE will only decide Thursday if it plans to run the option of a strike mandate by its members. “I can tell you that everything is on the table,” Mallette said. “But it is clear that the government will have to take action, and we will help it to move.”
Education Minister Jean-François Roberge s announcement of a recruitment campaign for tutors was mocked by PQ education critic Véronique Hivon. “We’ve been talking about tutoring since last May and nothing has been done. Photo by Jacques Boissinot /The Canadian Press files
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Quebec Education Minister Jean-François Roberge is holding “a bomb” that may well go off in his face if he does not get his ministry in order, Parti Québécois education critic Véronique Hivon warned on Thursday.
In a withering statement to reporters that was laced with military metaphors, Hivon said there is a crisis of confidence in the provincial education system and predicted the Legault government is at the point of having to take steps to save “Private Roberge.”