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QUEBEC, Dec. 14, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Once again this year, the Fédération des syndicats de l enseignement (FSE-CSQ) and the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (APEQ-QPAT) were left frustrated, yet unsurprised, after reviewing Statistics Canada s publication on Canadian teachers salaries for 2018-19. The data show that Quebec teachers are at the bottom rank for almost every category, and their salaries are well below the Canadian average. The only place Quebec does not come dead last is in the salary at top of scale category, where New Brunswick steals the honour by a whopping $245. However, it takes Quebec teachers four years longer than their New Brunswick counterparts to reach their maximum wage.
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Members of the Appalachian Teachers’ Association (ATA) held demonstrations in Cowansville and Granby Thursday to draw attention to stalled collective agreement negotiations with the government.
Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT) President Heidi Yetman, protesting with the local teachers’ union, said if things don’t start moving at the negotiating table, unions will push for a strike mandate in January.
“Nothing is happening,” Yetman said. “In January we will have been at the table for a year.”
According to the QPAT president, On March 13 when everything closed down the government said negotiations should be put on hold and unions agreed.