Towards a FEQ without buses or travelers

24 hours from the launch of the 57th summer festival, strike threats still hover over the Quebec-Lévis cross and on the capital’s transport network (RTC). The Mayor of Quebec warns that if the strike at RTC Movers, travel will necessarily be longer and slower.

I don’t think it’s going to be asylum. I think it supposes complexity for many peoplenevertheless tempers Bruno Marchand by taking over the message launched earlier this week by Quebec City and by the organizers of the Feq.

Everything has not yet been played. THE RTC indicates that negotiations continue on Wednesday and Thursday. The organization specifies that the announcement of a strike, if it is confirmed, will be made in the middle of the afternoon on Thursday. Even if the strike is scheduled for midnight, everything indicates for the moment that the bus services at the end of the evening will be maintained.

In a message sent to subscribers, the RTC Invite users of public transport to keep themselves informed of the latest developments on the organization’s website or on the nomadic real -time application.

We do not sacrifice the FEQ. We want it to settle, that it is adjusted as quickly as possible, but not at any cost.

According to the mayor of Quebec, there is no doubt that the maintenance employees of the RTCas the drivers had done in 2023, use the Feq as a lever in negotiations. Two years ago, the strike had been avoided on the edgejust before the start of the event.

Bruno Marchand hopes for a last minute outcome this year, but he warns that he does not intend to flex Faced with the means of pressure exerted by the union. According to the RTCrequests for employee employee increases amount to 30 % over five years.

Break of confidence with management

The leader of the opposition is also of the opinion that he is obvious that maintenance employees specifically target the Feq as strategy negotiation. I find it a shame that we take citizens in hostages like that.

Claude Villeneuve believes that their salary requests are not realistic. He also questions the capacities of the Director General of RTCNicolas Girard, to carry out these negotiations.

It is wobbly in several respects in the last mandate. It hurts me to say it, but since the appointment of Nicolas Girard, there are many difficulties.

The head of Quebec first Taken in particular of this recent conviction of the RTC for having suspended without valid reason the president of the union. This blunder will have cost $ 40,000 in punitive damage to the organization. “What is this story of suspension of the president of the union?” It’s from stuff of junior. Me, I am out of confidence with the management of RTC. »

Claude Villeneuve also questions the capacity of the capital’s transport network to operate a possible tram when the project is completed. If you are not able to make sure the buses circulate, how can you manage a tram? This is the question.

At the Priority Quebec team, Stevens Mélançon deplores that the RTC is once again cornered at the foot of the wall. It’s the day of the groundhog. […] It’s a shame to have a blitz at the last minute: we could have advanced that beforedeplores the elected official of Beauport.