{"id":232679,"date":"2025-11-24T13:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/?p=232679"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:53:48","slug":"la-fisa-reclame-un-meilleur-respect-de-lautonomie-syndicale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/2025\/11\/24\/la-fisa-reclame-un-meilleur-respect-de-lautonomie-syndicale\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill 3 &#8211; FISA demands greater respect for union autonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><\/figure>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-EN.png\" width=\"1800\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232677 aligncenter size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-EN.png 1800w, https:\/\/fisa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-EN-1280x640.png 1280w, https:\/\/fisa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-EN-980x490.png 980w, https:\/\/fisa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-EN-480x240.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Quebec City, November 24, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration ind\u00e9pendante des syndicats autonomes (FISA) wishes to respond to the tabling of Bill 3 by the Minister of Labour, entitled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Act to improve the transparency, governance and democratic process of various associations in the workplace.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although FISA shares the principles of transparency, democracy and sound governance, it considers that the measures proposed in this bill constitute an unjustified and disproportionate interference in union affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FISA also deplores not being called to appear at the upcoming public hearings, despite the fact that it represents a significant number of affiliated unions of modest size that risk being financially weakened because of the heavy requirements set out in the bill.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The government appears to have chosen to hear only the major union federations, whose situation does not reflect the full range of union realities in Quebec. The Association des dentistes propri\u00e9taires du Qu\u00e9bec has, for its part, been invited, which only adds to the lack of understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite not being present, FISA will nonetheless submit a brief in order to set out its position on Bill 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FISA\u2019s main concerns<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Optional union dues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; FISA believes that introducing an optional dues system undermines freedom of association and limits the ability of unions to effectively defend their members\u2019 rights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Heavy and costly procedures <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new administrative obligations provided for in the bill are likely to weaken smaller unions in particular, whose financial and organizational resources are limited.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mandatory 24 hour secret ballot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; By disconnecting the vote from the general assembly, this measure threatens union solidarity and opens the door to decisions being made without informed debate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Excessive financial requirements <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The obligation to carry out audits or financial reviews for unions of modest size will generate significant costs and could force an increase in dues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FISA nevertheless recommends that the government, which holds a parliamentary majority, reserve a greater number of decisions for local unions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FISA\u2019s position<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By imposing uniform and restrictive rules, the bill betrays a lack of understanding of the union environment and threatens the current democratic balance. Members already have the power to amend bylaws, elect their representatives and require accountability. The bill is unnecessary and risks weakening unions to the detriment of workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FISA is calling on the government to undertake an in depth review of Bill 3 in order to respect the autonomy of union organizations and preserve their essential role as a democratic counterbalance in Quebec society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration ind\u00e9pendante des syndicats autonomes (FISA) brings together more than 70 unions from various sectors of activity. It is the leading organization acting as the voice for the diversity of union realities in Quebec. Founded in 1947, it stands out for the quality of its close at hand services while preserving the autonomy and independence of the unions that make it up. Present throughout the province of Quebec, it represents nearly 6,000 members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To consult our brief on Bill No. 3, <a href=\"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FISA_MemoirePL3_VF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source and information: Mr. R\u00e9al Pleau, President of FISA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cell: 418 564-2759 \/ Fax: 418 529-4695<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Email: real.pleau@fisa.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fisa.ca\/en\">www.fisa.ca\/en<\/a><a href=\"www.fisa.ca\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quebec City, November 24, 2025 \u2014 The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration ind\u00e9pendante des syndicats autonomes (FISA) wishes to respond to the tabling of Bill 3 by the Minister of Labour, entitled An Act to improve the transparency, governance and democratic process of various associations in the workplace. &nbsp; Although FISA shares the principles of transparency, democracy and sound [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":232671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:image {\"id\":232370,\"width\":\"1353px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_04_SW_FR_FISA_Article_Lettre_Ouverte_PL89.png\" alt=\"R\u00e9al Pleau, pr\u00e9sident de la FISA\" class=\"wp-image-232370\" style=\"width:1353px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alors que l\u2019\u00e9tude du projet de loi n\u00b0 89 a d\u00e9but\u00e9 le 18 mars dernier, la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration ind\u00e9pendante des syndicats autonomes (<a href=\"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FISA<\/a>) exprime de vives inqui\u00e9tudes face aux transformations profondes qu\u2019il propose en mati\u00e8re de relations de travail. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>En red\u00e9finissant la notion de services essentiels et en encadrant le droit de gr\u00e8ve, ce projet risque de porter atteinte aux droits fondamentaux des travailleurs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Malgr\u00e9 les impacts directs de cette r\u00e9forme sur les 6 000 travailleurs qu\u2019elle repr\u00e9sente, la FISA d\u00e9plore ne pas avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 invit\u00e9e aux consultations publiques. Une absence d\u2019autant plus pr\u00e9occupante que cette r\u00e9forme pourrait modifier en profondeur l\u2019\u00e9quilibre des n\u00e9gociations collectives au Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Face \u00e0 cette situation, R\u00e9al Pleau, pr\u00e9sident de la FISA, a pris la parole \u00e0 travers une lettre ouverte adress\u00e9e aux m\u00e9dias, exprimant les pr\u00e9occupations du regroupement syndical et appelant le gouvernement \u00e0 revoir son approche.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cette lettre ouverte a \u00e9t\u00e9 largement diffus\u00e9e dans plusieurs m\u00e9dias, notamment : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesoleil.com\/opinions\/point-de-vue\/2025\/03\/18\/le-gouvernement-ne-doit-pas-avancer-sans-consulter-les-syndicats-autonomes-D3LPPDUWLRHYHHP533VVJQODCM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Le Soleil<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latribune.ca\/opinions\/point-de-vue\/2025\/03\/18\/le-gouvernement-ne-doit-pas-avancer-sans-consulter-les-syndicats-autonomes-D3LPPDUWLRHYHHP533VVJQODCM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">La Tribune<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledroit.com\/opinions\/points-de-vue\/2025\/03\/18\/le-gouvernement-ne-doit-pas-avancer-sans-consulter-les-syndicats-autonomes-D3LPPDUWLRHYHHP533VVJQODCM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Le Droit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lequotidien.com\/opinions\/point-de-vue\/2025\/03\/18\/le-gouvernement-ne-doit-pas-avancer-sans-consulter-les-syndicats-autonomes-D3LPPDUWLRHYHHP533VVJQODCM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Le Quotidien<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavoixdelest.ca\/opinions\/points-de-vue\/2025\/03\/18\/le-gouvernement-ne-doit-pas-avancer-sans-consulter-les-syndicats-autonomes-D3LPPDUWLRHYHHP533VVJQODCM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">La Voix de l\u2019Est<\/a>.<br>Pour lire la lettre ouverte de la FISA ou pour consulter notre m\u00e9moire au sujet du projet de loi 89, <a href=\"https:\/\/lettrefisa.tiiny.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cliquez ici<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-FR.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232679"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232709,"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232679\/revisions\/232709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fisa.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}