By Michael Boriero – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Technicians and professionals from the CIUSSS de l’Estrie—CHUS voted 93 per cent in favour of a 10-day strike mandate, backing the Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS).
The APTS represents 60,000 members and, according to provincial representative for the Estrie region Danny Roulx, the government needs to improve working conditions, which starts with a new collective agreement. The offers currently on the table are unsatisfactory.
“The government’s proposals would exacerbate the exodus to the private sector and the already acute labour shortage,” Roulx explained.
