PSU: “Teachers not excited by this deal”

Whether voting for or against the FAE agreement with the government, teachers will be disappointed with the content of the proposal, according to editor Marie-Josie Latour.

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In an interview with LCN, Ms. Latur, very few teachers seem to be happy with the government's offer.

“The deal doesn't excite teachers,” he says. Questions arose for a long time [lors de l’assemblée générale] There was no enthusiastic response to the proposed deal.

“In general, teachers are disappointed with the deal,” he continues. What we heard was that the people who voted for it didn't think it was a good offer because they were convinced they couldn't get more from the government. “

Marie-Josie Latour considers that provisions regarding professional autonomy and the organization of class would be desirable in the proposed agreement.

“Where the problem lies is the mix of class,” he said. Unfortunately, the reason for launching an indefinite general strike after almost a year of negotiations to lift sanctions is to get real gains for our students, unfortunately, we will have to wait.

“Even in terms of the amounts allocated to improve class composition, we are given very little,” he adds. The mechanisms differ according to FAE and FSE agreements, yet neither union is satisfied with this aspect of the agreement. This is truly a missed opportunity for the government.

The author believes that the cuts made by the government in the early 2000s in the education network have not yet been compensated.

“I've been teaching for 18 years, for example, and I've never seen a psychologist in my life,” he notes. Not because I don't deal with high-needs kids, but because I've never seen one on the network.”

“We've reached the limit, the end of the line, things have to change,” Ms Latour continues. If it doesn't go through our collective agreement, so be it. We are waiting for government action. He has to put things. We saw this fall that the population is behind the teachers, not because we went on strike to make them happy, but because we really have to make the social choices that are necessary. It's stressful.

Watch the full interview in the video above