Next steps
Considering the result of the referendum vote announced last Friday night, we wanted to give you a follow-up on the next steps in the negotiation of your next work contract.
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, the Negotiating Committee met with the employer party to talk. It was an initial first brief contact to discuss the next stages at the bargaining table.
The message you sent to the government is clear and your Negotiating Committee is currently working on a plan for returning to the bargaining table with the purpose of reaching an agreement. The Committee will be meeting your union representatives in the next few days to obtain details of the debates and discussions that took place at the local general assemblies. Many of you expressed your views at your local general assemblies, and we are therefore already in a position to identify certain elements that led you to reject this tentative agreement.
Then, the FIQ will hold a Special Federal Council on April 29, to obtain a new mandate to negotiate and adopt recommendations for continuing the work at the table and for our mobilization. Federal Councils are an opportunity to pool the information obtained at your local general assemblies and to adopt the mandates and recommendations that guide all our union actions.
In light of the decisions that will be taken at this Special Federal Council, your Negotiating Committee can then inform the government about the main elements of the agreement that convinced you to reject it, and, as such, resume the negotiations in order to obtain an agreement that better meets your needs.
In the meantime, we invite you to stay tuned to our communications!
Highlights of the vote
A majority of 61% of the members in good standing voted against the tentative agreement
The turnout for the vote was 77%