FIQ, also “aggressive”? “This is not a reasonable request at all.”

The intransigence of the Inter-Health Federation of Quebec (FIQ) and its president, Julie Bouchard, in negotiations with the government makes committee members wonder: Ghost.

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“The FIQ is the most aggressive union in its comments and demands – by far. “When we listen to the President of the FIQ, we can see it clearly in her tone, which is very harsh when she talks about the government,” Gaetan Barrett immediately points out.

“Her demands are disproportionate in many ways,” he continued, referring to the demands of nurses, who not only want their salaries tied to inflation, but also to be paid 50% more for weekends.

In an interview with Le Bellin newspaper last Thursday, Ms. Bouchard justified the nurses’ position by saying that “there are many professions, mostly male, who receive much more than 50% of their regular salary when they work on weekends.”

However, player Marie Montpetit agrees with her co-panelist.

“This is not a reasonable request at all. I understand that it could potentially be done as part of another request, but when we take that request separately, to be paid time and a half for inappropriate hours…” she analyzed.

“I agree that we should certainly make a financial effort for the unfavorable hours that are difficult to fill in the health network, but time and a half… I think it’s not only fanciful, it’s like saying nursing is a profession.” Work from 9 am to 5 pm. Ms. Montpetit also points out that no one starts this career saying they won’t work evenings or weekends.

“Let’s make a special law.”

Yasmine Abdel Fadil, who spoke with Ms. Bouchard on QUB Radio, indicated that she assured her that her union would not back down from this request.

“it’s not [des quarts de travail pour lesquels] We are calling you last minute because we are busy and someone is missing. These are the shifts that are already planned that the person knows in advance that they’re going to be working that weekend, and because it’s the weekend, is there an extra 50%? “It doesn’t work, it just doesn’t work,” the swordsman argues.

She added: “This shows the extent to which the stability of the unions harms the progress of the negotiations.”

Gaetan Barret also points out that the issue of these negotiations does not stop at the issue of salary, but also relates, for example, to the quality of service provided, as well as the working conditions of employees.

“If these negotiations end with just salary, there will be no improvement, it is impossible. The FIQ position is where it will take us… The president has said that, they will not move for half the time at the weekend.

“Okay there! Let’s go home and make a special law. At a certain moment there must be flexibility on both sides.”

To know the full opinion of committee members GhostListen to the video at the beginning of the article.