The court docket listening to concerning important providers to be maintained throughout two deliberate Hydro-Québec strikes didn’t in the end happen, because the events reached an settlement on these providers simply earlier than the listening to was scheduled.
The events mentioned all through the night time till Friday morning, confirmed the 2 native branches concerned of the Canadian Union of Public Workers (CUPE), which is affiliated with the FTQ.
The Administrative Labour Tribunal summoned Hydro-Québec on Friday morning, in addition to representatives from two CUPE locals, one representing the 2700 technologists and the opposite representing the 6200 expert trades staff.
The most important union at Hydro-Québec, that of the expert employees, plans to launch the strike at midnight, within the night time of Wednesday Might 13 to Thursday Might 14, for a vast length.
These collective agreements expired on December 31, 2023. The events have been negotiating for greater than two years.
The technologists’ union additionally plans to launch its strike on Might 14.
In each instances, it is going to be a refusal to work additional time.
Hydro-Québec administration indicated that the settlement stipulates that “throughout outages or emergencies, staff must preserve important providers on an additional time foundation.”
Though the events have agreed on the important providers to be maintained, the ultimate choice rests with the Administrative Labour Tribunal. The Tribunal should, in all instances, resolve whether or not the proposed checklist of important providers is adequate to keep away from harming public well being or security. Its choice is anticipated early subsequent week.
For each the tradespeople’s union and the technologists’ union, the problem of utilizing subcontractors is a part of the dispute.
The technologists’ union is including the employer’s calls for for flexibility to the dispute.
Hydro-Québec did, nonetheless, attain an settlement with different unions, notably that of specialists and professionals, which has 5500 members, for whom subcontracting was additionally a problem.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
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