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Information about key issues affecting your professional life.
Future of the labs
Expanding professionnal practices
Expanding the scope of professional practices is one of the pillars of the Legault government’s health care reform plan, the Plan santé. It is being presented as one of the main solutions for addressing the labour shortage, and extensive work is currently being done on this issue. This could result in a major transformation of the organization of work in your workplace.
Learn more All issues2020 Pay equity audit
The APTS has developed a set of FAQs as a tool to help you navigate the 2020 pay equity audit, covering the period from December 21, 2015 to December 20, 2020.
Learn more All issuesContract Talks 2023
Consult this page to see how contract talks for your 2023 collective agreement are progressing. Negotiations are just getting underway, and this page will be updated regularly. You’ll find everything you need – tracts, videoclips and e-newsletters – to get an accurate picture of the national bargaining issues. The APTS is staunchly committed to improving your working conditions in this new round of bargaining so that you can take care of yourselves and your loved ones. That’s our end goal, and we won’t back down!
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Moving forward for the future of our labs | May 6, 2024: The APTS will bring together actors from every horizon for a focus day
The future of public-system medical labs will be the focus of discussions on May 6. For National Medical Laboratory Week, taking place this year from…
Lire l'articleApril 28 | Day of mourning for persons killed or injured in the workplace
April 28 is International Workers’ Memorial Day, a day of mourning for persons killed or injured in the workplace. The APTS highlights this day of mou…
Lire l'articleWhistleblower protection | It’s time to abolish the code of silence in the health and social services system
Bill 53 represents a long-awaited opportunity to end the culture of silence. It contains welcome advances, but the scope of the whistleblower law, whi…
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A portrait of our members
Our union represents 65,000 technicians and professionals working in the health and social services system. In more than a hundred different job titles, our members provide a wide range of services including diagnostic, rehabilitation, psychosocial intervention, clinical support, and prevention services. Here are the three major activity sectors where you might meet them: