Posted by The Union has been saying this since the announcement of the creation of Santé Québec. The real reason behind the mega-merger of all Quebec health care institutions is not to provide better services, but to prepare for the massive privatization of our jobs.
Santé Québec has set up a number of working committees (mainly made up of members of the CISSS and CIUSSS senior management teams) to optimise a number of administrative services, such as information technology, human resources and finance.
You should know that the FSSS-CSN was not consulted – the government does not take the voice of its workers into account.
We invite you to forward to the union any information you may receive regarding changes (optimization / privatization) that may occur in your department.
We invite you to take part in the union actions and demonstrations that will continue to defend our jobs and public services.
CSN unions are demonstrating across Quebec to challenge the CAQ’s plans to privatise health care. See some of our recent actions:
A monster rally that filled the Trois-Rivières arena on 23 November 2024
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2122002/prive-sante-csn-rassemblement
And since then :
In Rivière-du-Loup
https://www.csn.qc.ca/actualites/riviere-du-loup-pour-des-services-publics-vraiment-publics/
In Drummondville
https://www.csn.qc.ca/actualites/la-csn-manifeste-contre-la-privatisation-du-reseau-de-la-sante/
In Saguenay
In the Laurentians
https://www.csn.qc.ca/actualites/laurentides-la-csn-denonce-la-place-grandissante-du-prive-en-sante/
In Shawinigan
In Gaspésie
https://magaspesie.ca/la-csn-manifeste-contre-le-prive-en-sante/
And most recently, on February 21 and 22, 2025, the CSN received the support of dozens of organizations and community groups in a major 2-day rally at CEGEP Maisonneuve under the theme
THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS ANYTHING BUT HEALTHY
https://fsss.qc.ca/le-prive-est-tout-sauf-sante/
As you can see, the CSN is mobilizing everywhere to protect our jobs and services from privatization. Follow our activities on our website (secusm.org) and our facebook @secusm and take part in our actions to prevent the CAQ and Santé Québec from destroying our jobs and public services.
NO PROFITS OVER HEALTH CARE !
For a TRULY PUBLIC SYSTEM