The agreement in principle to renew the collective agreements at Héma-Québec has been ratified, according to a press release from the CSN unions released Monday.

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Héma-Québec employees who are members of the CSN unions voted 90.7% in favor of the new employment contracts.

The collective agreements, which expired on March 31, 2019, will thus be renewed and in force until March 31, 2023. Salary increases will be retroactive to the expiry date of the collective agreements and will total a minimum of 8 to 12%. Workers will get bonuses for training, bonuses and the pension plan.

In addition, the unions mentioned a first collective agreement for human tissue recovery personnel in Montreal.

“Lies” denounced

Negotiations for the renewal of the agreements began in September 2020 and had made little progress in recent months, despite the appointment of a conciliator on January 20.

On July 7, the Syndicat du personnel infirmiers d'Héma-Québec said it was scandalized by "the lying remarks" of the employer who had reacted to the day of strike observed in the metropolitan area.

Héma-Québec had indicated that the negotiation meetings were continuing “in active mode” and that offers comparable to those of the health network had been refused by the union.

"It is false to claim, as the employer does, that the unionized workers represented by the SPI-CSQ have received offers comparable to those of the health network or even to those of nurses in Quebec City," the union said at the time. .