Teachers' union rejects government's latest offer

A union representing some 95,000 teachers has rejected the Quebec government's latest offer.

A union representing some 95,000 teachers has rejected the Quebec government's latest offer.

"Despite a big show by the government in the media, their new 'official' proposal represents a step backwards in the talks from this weekend's negotiation sessions," the Fédération des syndicats de l'enseignement (FSE-CSQ) wrote on Facebook.

"Disappointed? Yes. Discouraged? No," said President Josée Scalabrini in a video attached to the post. "We're rolling up our sleeves, we're still going, we still have time. What we want is a negotiation done in good faith, and that's what we'll work on until the finish line."

This comes after the Quebec government announced Tuesday it had made a new offer to the unions.

Teachers, working largely in the French school network, have been on strike since Nov. 23.

The Fédération Autonome de l'Enseignement (FAE), which represents 66,000 elementary and high school teachers, has yet to respond to the government's offer.