Agreement reached in April but never approved: KRGEU
Members of the Kativik Regional Government Employees Union (KRGEU) in Kuujjuaq, Que., on Nov. 26 voted 93 per cent in favour of six days of strike to use when deemed appropriate.
After three years of difficult negotiations, the 200 employees of the union affiliated to the Fédération des employées et employés de services publics (FEESP–CSN), decided that it was time to step up the means of pressure against an employer, said the union.
An agreement in principle was concluded on April 18, between the KRGEU and KRG management. However, in the weeks that followed, a dispute concerning retroactivity for employees who have left KRG came to the surface as well as the exclusion of an important letter of agreement, putting an end to the settlement, said KRGEU.
As the KRGEU is subject to the Essential Services Act, the union will have to negotiate the level of services to be maintained before being able to go on strike, said the union.
The KRGEU represents more than 250 members, in 14 communities of the Nunavik region, above the 55th parallel in Quebec. From Kuujjuaq to Salluit and from Salluit to Kuujjuarapik.
Members occupy a variety of jobs, from maintenance to support staff and professionals. The union is affiliated to the Fédération des employées et employés de services publics (FEESP–CSN).
