{"id":67492,"date":"2015-12-17T21:10:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T02:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=67492"},"modified":"2015-12-17T21:10:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T02:10:44","slug":"quebec-government-public-sector-unions-reach-tentative-labour-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/12\/17\/quebec-government-public-sector-unions-reach-tentative-labour-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec government, public sector unions reach tentative labour deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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QUEBEC\u2014The Quebec government and a common front of unions representing some 400,000 public sector workers say they have reached a tentative contract agreement.<\/p>\n

Both sides emerged from marathon talks late Thursday to announce a breakthrough after months of tense negotiations.<\/p>\n

The leaders of the five unions had started intensive talks Wednesday with Treasury Board president Martin Coiteux.<\/p>\n

One union leader, Louise Chabot, didn’t offer any details on the terms of the deal such as salaries or pensions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work was rigorous and fruitful,\u201d said Chabot.<\/p>\n

Moments later, Coiteux appeared and would only say the deal reflects budget constraints the province had outlined going into the difficult negotiations that have spanned nearly a year.<\/p>\n

The government offered workers a five-year package that included a salary freeze for the first two years, followed by a one per cent annual increase over three years.<\/p>\n

The unions countered with an offer of 6.9 per cent over three years, down from the 13.5 per cent they asked for initially.<\/p>\n

The 400,000-strong common front comprises some of the province’s most influential labour groups.<\/p>\n

Each union must now submit the proposed agreement to its membership.<\/p>\n

The contracts expired last March 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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