Despite some progress at the table since the last meeting, we still haven’t been able to come to an agreement with the employerwe read in a letter addressed to union members, a copy of which Radio-Canada received.

We have no choice but to announce the beginning of the indefinite general strike, which begins on Monday, March 13thwe explain with reference to a series of disagreements between the two parties. In particular, the employer has made no suggestion regarding our request to add 100 positions to our employment base and has still not contacted us with a serious salary offer.

The hearings are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Université Laval regrets SPUL’s decision to call an indefinite general strike. In fact, an intensive round of negotiations lasted until Sunday. The negotiating teams are working tirelessly on this. An interruption of the talks is not planned we read in a press release.

When asked about a possible extension of the meeting, Louis-Philippe Lampron replied The longer the strike lasts, the more difficult it is to catch up on the strike-affected activities within the schedule.

According to the union, about 50% of the courses offered are affected by this work stoppage.

” There are still three days of negotiations, it is always possible to speed things up. There are still some clauses left in the volume that we want to agree on, but these are very, very big chunks. »

We understand that the current context of uncertainty is causing many questions and a lot of stress among members of the student community whose teaching-learning activities are affected by the strike, explains Vice-Rector for Studies and Student Affairs, Cathia Bergeron on her website. Students, rest assured that all necessary efforts will be made to answer your questions as quickly and as well as possible. Our goal is for everyone to complete their session.

Laval University Professors Union (SPUL) members last week voted 94.5% in favor of an indefinite general strike.

The SPUL calls for a reduction in work overload, a salary increase, greater participation in the development of the company’s main directions and the protection of vulnerable workers.