Leaders of Two Quebec Teachers Unions Approve Partial Deal With Provincial Government

Common front union members demonstrate, blocking the entrance of the National Assembly at the legislature in Quebec City on Dec. 8, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

Two Quebec teachers unions say their leadership has approved a partial agreement with the provincial government, marking one small step forward in a broader series of labour disputes that threaten to upend a large swath of the province’s public service next year.

The Fédération des syndicats de l’enseignement and the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers, which together represent more than 100,000 educators, said in a Dec. 22 evening statement that they won’t make the details of the proposed agreement public until their members have a chance to review it and voice their opinions.