Quebec Government Offers 13.3% Wage Increase to Public Sector Workers

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Quebec Government Offers 13.3% Wage Increase to Public Sector Workers
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The Quebec government proposes a 13.3% wage increase over five years for public sector workers, aiming to conclude negotiations with unions by December. The offer includes a 10.3% base salary increase and additional raises for specific job categories. However, union leaders representing 420,000 workers reject the offer and plan to proceed with a day-long strike on November 6.

The Quebec government is offering to increase public sector wages by up to 13.3 per cent over five years in an effort to wrap up negotiations with union leaders by the end of December.

In its latest offer, base salaries would increase by 10.3 per cent — just over a percentage point higher than the government's previous offer — while other jobs would benefit of an extra 2.5 to 3 per cent increase. Sonia LeBel, the Chair of the Conseil du trésor, also announced that all temporary bonuses, except for those related to the COVID-19 pandemic, would be extended until the collective agreement is renewed.who represent a large portion of public sector workers, said they are rejecting the government's offer during a news conference Sunday morning.

Hundreds of thousands of workers will therefore continue with the day-long strike planned for Nov. 6. Together, the four unions represent 420,000 workers in the health, education and social services sectors. They've been asking the provincial government for better pay and working conditions, among other things, for a year now.How Quebec's public sector labour dispute could affect youUnions representing half a million health, social services and education workers in Quebec have begun to provide strike dates as negotiations with the government drag on.

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