Below you will find everything you need to know about the negotiating process, as well as all the Info négo that have been emailed to members. These summarize each negotiation meetings between the FMRQ negotiating committee and MSSS representatives with a view to renewing the collective agreement.
But first, read the minutes of the most recent trading session:
- The agreement in principle has been ratified, Info nego, email sent on March 28, 2025.
Check out all the Info négo below, right after the questions about the negotiation process.
Why are our work conditions set out in a collective agreement?
Resident doctors have dual status: they are both postgraduates... Read it all
Why are resident doctors unionized?
Between the 1960s and the mid-1980s, resident doctors fought several struggles to improve... Read it all
How do negotiations for renewal of the collective agreement work?
The FMRQ is recognized by the Quebec government... Read it all
Which work conditions apply during the negotiations?
The collective agreement continues to apply until such time as a new agreement is reached... Read it all
What happens if the negotiating parties are unable to reach an agreement on the content of a new collective agreement?
In the event of deadlock in the negotiations, Quebec’s Labour Code sets out... Read it all
What happens if the negotiating parties reach an agreement on a new collective agreement?
Members will then be invited to vote in a secret ballot... Read it all
- The agreement in principle has been ratified, Info nego, email sent on March 28, 2025.
- An agreement in principle to be presented to members, Info nego, email sent on March 6, 2025.
- Without any serious offers, a strike is unavoidable, Info nego, email sent on February 14, 2025.
- Let’s show our dissatisfaction, Info nego, email sent on January 31, 2025.
- Our essential services proposals tabled with Quebec’s labour tribunal, Info nego, email sent on December 13, 2024.
- Agreement is even farther away, Info négo, email sent on November 21, 2024.
- Delegates vote 100% in favour of mobilization plan including strike action, Info négo, email sent on October 23, 2024.
- Negotiations at an impasse!, Info négo, email sent on October 9, 2024.
- Enough talk, now it’s time to take action, Info négo, email sent on September 20, 2024.
- One step forward, two steps back!, Info négo, email sent on June 19, 2024.
- Progress report, Info négo, email sent on April 26, 2024.
- Getting more respect will require that we speak up, declares the Delegates’ Assembly!, Info négo, email sent on March 19, 2024.
- Following disappointment and rollback demands, now it’s contradiction time, Info négo, email sent on February 19, 2024.
- FMRQ collective agreement renewal process: New demands to roll back our rights, but some potential for progress, Info FMRQ, email sent on January 29, 2024.
- FMRQ collective agreement: Disappointing after more than one year of negotiations, Info FMRQ, email sent on December 22, 2023.