The FIQ delegation rejects the new salary offer by 99%and will go ahead with the strike next week
Gathered at the Federal Council, the delegation of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec–FIQ rejected the government’s new salary offer by 99%. The offer was for 12.7% over 5 years, from 2023 to 2028.
“The government is finally moving in this direction, negotiations are progressing, but too slowly. However, this offer is still largely insufficient. It barely covers inflation. Furthermore, the government keeps repeating that this offer is completely dependent on more “flexibility” and a willingness to send anyone wherever at any time, regardless of how. That will never be acceptable,” explained Julie Bouchard, FIQ President.
This offer remains one that will impoverish healthcare professionals. The government easily forgets the uncompensated inflation of 6.6% in 2022. If we also include the 3.5% FIQ premium that the government withdrew, there’s almost nothing left: 2.6% over 5 years. That’s why we will go ahead with the strike next week.
Still very far off from the offers for the police and the MNAs’ increase
The FIQ would like to underline that the government’s current offer is far below the offer made to the police (21%) and the increase that the MNAs voted for themselves (30%).
“Why is it that the offer for public sector employees, mostly women, is so low compared to the police and MNAs? Would the government have offered the same to a predominantly male profession? I don’t think so,” concluded Julie Bouchard.