Union representing 40 per cent of Quebec teachers reaches deal, ends unlimited strike
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MONTREAL — A union representing 40 per cent of Quebec teachers has reached a deal in principle with the government and is ending a strike that has shut around 800 schools since Nov. 23.
Fédération autonome de l’enseignement — or FAE — said Thursday night on social media that it spent the day analyzing a tentative deal with the province and will recommend it to its members for approval during general assemblies after the holidays. Details of the agreement have not been released.
Even though the FAE called the deal “a new step,” it emphasized “it is up to the teachers to respond to (Premier) François Legault’s government and to say whether they feel they have been heard.”
The union said it has ended all of its pressure tactics, such as the general strike that has shut 800 schools, including in Montreal, since the end of November. If students affected by the FAE strike return to school as scheduled in January, they will have been away from classes for almost seven consecutive weeks.
