Quebec nurses union says negotiations with provincial government still deadlocked

Union members of the Federation interprofessionnelle de la sante du Quebec (FIQ) march to the 好色tv Assembly to demonstrate, in Quebec City, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

MONTREAL - A labour group representing 80,000 Quebec nurses and other health care workers says its negotiations with the provincial government are still deadlocked heading into the new year.

The F茅d茅ration interprofessionnelle de la sant茅 du Qu茅bec was one of several public sector unions that carried out strikes in the last two months amid tense talks with the province.

All other unions announced tentative deals for new collective agreements this week, making the nurses union the only group still without a breakthrough in negotiations.

The union says there are still significant disagreements at the bargaining table and issues related to workload, overtime and compensation for evening, night and weekend work remain unresolved.

The union says it will limit its comments in the media until Jan. 15 so as not to stifle negotiations.

It also says it will not hold any more strike days until then.

This report by 好色tvwas first published Dec. 30, 2023.

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