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The APTS is a labour union representing 65,000 professionals and technicians working in the vast majority of public health and social services institutions across Québec.

Our union brings together expertise that is both extensive and varied: APTS members, 86% of whom are women, hold over one hundred different job titles. The APTS is the only union exclusively representing professionals and technicians in Québec’s public health and social services system, and it is the union representing the great majority of people in this group.

APTS members work in facilities with a variety of missions: hospitals, CLSCs, CHSLDs, youth centres, and rehabilitation centres for people with physical needs, intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder, or addiction issues. In relation to the health and social services system, this means the APTS is in a position to see both the forest and the trees.

APTS national spokesperson

Robert Comeau, interim president

Robert Comeau worked as a medical imaging technologist at the Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Trois-Rivières from 1992 until 2004 when he was elected as a political liaison officer in the newly formed APTS. He was re-elected twice and held this position until 2010. During that period, Robert helped organize the founding APTS convention in 2006 and was active on the steering committee for the conventions in 2008 and 2010.

Even before the APTS was created, Robert served as a local union representative, board member and vice-president of the Syndicat des technologues en radiologie du Québec (STRQ), which was affiliated with the Centrale des professionnelles et professionnels de la santé (CPS). The CPS was one of the founding unions of the APTS.

Before taking the plunge in early 2002 to devote himself to full-time union work and be released from his regular duties, he was also a member of the Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale et en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec from 1995 to 1999.

Robert first joined the APTS executive committee in 2010. He was initially elected 4th vice-president, then 3rd vice-president, then 2nd vice-president at the 2016 convention. He became 1st vice-president at the convention in 2019. After serving for several months as provincial representative for the Montérégie-Centre region, he returned to the executive committee to support the team. He was appointed interim president by the Provincial Council when the current president went on leave.

With years of experience in decision-making positions at the APTS and a keen awareness of issues involving union democracy, Robert’s contribution when it comes to union organizing, raiding, contract talks and other core issues is invaluable.

Robert’s commitment over the years has always been driven by the desire to improve the working conditions of professionals and technicians and build a broad consensus on the best ways to accomplish that.

Media relations

National | Maxime Clément
514.792.0481  
mclement@aptsq.com

The APTS in the news

The APTS publicly defends its members’ interests and fights to ensure that Quebecers receive high-quality, accessible, and publicly-run services.

Delayed payment of amounts owed under pay equity and collective agreements | Common front demands that government honour its commitments to health and social service workers - APTS

20/02/2025

Delayed payment of amounts owed under pay equity and collective agreements | Common front demands that government honour its commitments to health and social service workers
Bill 89 | An essential right under threat: the APTS denounces a blow to workers’ rights - APTS

19/02/2025

Bill 89 | An essential right under threat: the APTS denounces a blow to workers’ rights
Health and social services budget | The APTS tells the government to “dare to do it” - APTS

13/02/2025

Health and social services budget | The APTS tells the government to “dare to do it”
Bill 83 | The APTS calls for more ambitious solutions to reinforce the public system - APTS

11/02/2025

Bill 83 | The APTS calls for more ambitious solutions to reinforce the public system
Unpaid premiums in health and social services | The APTS brings action against Santé Québec - APTS

05/02/2025

Unpaid premiums in health and social services | The APTS brings action against Santé Québec
The government must stop demanding budget cuts and protect the funding of the public system - APTS

30/01/2025

The government must stop demanding budget cuts and protect the funding of the public system
Where are our premiums? The government and Santé Québec need to quit passing the buck - APTS

23/01/2025

Where are our premiums? The government and Santé Québec need to quit passing the buck
97% in favour of the tentative deal: a victory for APTS members at the INSPQ - APTS

18/12/2024

97% in favour of the tentative deal: a victory for APTS members at the INSPQ
Union representation in health and social services | The APTS welcomes Minister LeBel’s announcement, but remains vigilant - APTS

04/12/2024

Union representation in health and social services | The APTS welcomes Minister LeBel’s announcement, but remains vigilant
APTS demonstration in downtown Montréal | Santé Québec is no Christmas present - APTS

02/12/2024

APTS demonstration in downtown Montréal | Santé Québec is no Christmas present
ISQ report on employee compensation in 2024: comparative status and trends | Front commun agreement has reduced the compensation gap - APTS

28/11/2024

ISQ report on employee compensation in 2024: comparative status and trends | Front commun agreement has reduced the compensation gap
Budget cuts announced | The APTS denounces the return of austerity in health and social services - APTS

18/11/2024

Budget cuts announced | The APTS denounces the return of austerity in health and social services
Payment of premiums is delayed Government must keep its promises to union members and Quebecers - APTS

31/10/2024

Payment of premiums is delayed Government must keep its promises to union members and Quebecers
INSPQ negotiations | APTS members vote unanimously to strike - APTS

10/10/2024

INSPQ negotiations | APTS members vote unanimously to strike
Groupe Medway’s health care facility in Rivière-du-Loup | The APTS says NO to the privatization of health and social services in Québec’s regions - APTS

09/10/2024

Groupe Medway’s health care facility in Rivière-du-Loup | The APTS says NO to the privatization of health and social services in Québec’s regions
The APTS obtains additional premiums for youth protection - APTS

01/10/2024

The APTS obtains additional premiums for youth protection
All of Québec is mobilizing today to denounce the Legault government’s bad decisions | We demand collective dialogue on the social and environmental transition - APTS

27/09/2024

All of Québec is mobilizing today to denounce the Legault government’s bad decisions | We demand collective dialogue on the social and environmental transition
Victory for APTS members in the Outaouais: $22,000 premium extended to medical imaging technologists throughout the region - APTS

06/09/2024

Victory for APTS members in the Outaouais: $22,000 premium extended to medical imaging technologists throughout the region
Asbestos found in rooms of the Montréal West Island CIUSSS | A ceiling collapsed, narrowly missing an employee, and no action has been taken in a year! - APTS

25/07/2024

Asbestos found in rooms of the Montréal West Island CIUSSS | A ceiling collapsed, narrowly missing an employee, and no action has been taken in a year!
APTS and Québec government sign agreement to widen access to incentive premium for Outaouais medical imaging technologists - APTS

12/07/2024

APTS and Québec government sign agreement to widen access to incentive premium for Outaouais medical imaging technologists
2024 evaluation of youth protection in Québec: a system hanging by a thread - APTS

18/06/2024

2024 evaluation of youth protection in Québec: a system hanging by a thread
Health ministry consultations about medical labs | APTS denounces lack of substantive proposals after more than a year of reflection - APTS

17/06/2024

Health ministry consultations about medical labs | APTS denounces lack of substantive proposals after more than a year of reflection
Public sector contract talks | The APTS has signed its collective agreement for 2023-2028 - APTS

07/06/2024

Public sector contract talks | The APTS has signed its collective agreement for 2023-2028
The APTS responds to the tabling of Bill 67 - APTS

04/06/2024

The APTS responds to the tabling of Bill 67
Joint statement on the future of medical labs: over twenty partners declare their support for public, high-quality, accessible, and locally available services - APTS

21/05/2024

Joint statement on the future of medical labs: over twenty partners declare their support for public, high-quality, accessible, and locally available services
Moving forward for the future of our labs | APTS focus day brings many different partners together - APTS

06/05/2024

Moving forward for the future of our labs | APTS focus day brings many different partners together
May Day march | International Workers’ Day: United to make our voices heard - APTS

01/05/2024

May Day march | International Workers’ Day: United to make our voices heard
Medical imaging at risk for service breaks in the Outaouais region | APTS and Québec government reach agreement aiming for parity with Ontario - APTS

30/04/2024

Medical imaging at risk for service breaks in the Outaouais region | APTS and Québec government reach agreement aiming for parity with Ontario
DUBÉ REFORM | THE APTS SAYS NEW SANTÉ QUÉBEC BOSS FACES FOUR MAJOR CHALLENGES - APTS

29/04/2024

DUBÉ REFORM | THE APTS SAYS NEW SANTÉ QUÉBEC BOSS FACES FOUR MAJOR CHALLENGES
Moving forward for the future of our labs | May 6, 2024: The APTS will bring together actors from every horizon for a focus day - APTS

17/04/2024

Moving forward for the future of our labs | May 6, 2024: The APTS will bring together actors from every horizon for a focus day
Whistleblower protection | It’s time to abolish the code of silence in the health and social services system - APTS

28/03/2024

Whistleblower protection | It’s time to abolish the code of silence in the health and social services system
2024-2025 Québec budget | The Legault government is setting the stage for a return to austerity, the APTS warns - APTS

12/03/2024

2024-2025 Québec budget | The Legault government is setting the stage for a return to austerity, the APTS warns
Ruling on bad-faith bargaining and interference in union activities | Labour tribunal puts repeat offender government in its place - APTS

29/02/2024

Ruling on bad-faith bargaining and interference in union activities | Labour tribunal puts repeat offender government in its place
Public-sector bargaining talks | The Front commun confirms the adoption of the tentative deal - APTS

23/02/2024

Public-sector bargaining talks | The Front commun confirms the adoption of the tentative deal
The APTS offers its full cooperation with the investigation carried out by Québec’s Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission - APTS

21/02/2024

The APTS offers its full cooperation with the investigation carried out by Québec’s Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission
From outrage to action | Collectif 8 mars meets with minister Martine Biron - APTS

14/02/2024

From outrage to action | Collectif 8 mars meets with minister Martine Biron
Fighting harassment and sexual violence in the workplace (Bill 42) | commendable measures and an unfortunate lack of proactivity - APTS

08/02/2024

Fighting harassment and sexual violence in the workplace (Bill 42) | commendable measures and an unfortunate lack of proactivity
A major victory for whistleblowers - APTS

01/02/2024

A major victory for whistleblowers
Home support services Report on aging well at home | it’s time for the government to make its intentions known - APTS

24/01/2024

Home support services Report on aging well at home | it’s time for the government to make its intentions known
420,000 Front commun workers now have the floor - APTS

07/01/2024

420,000 Front commun workers now have the floor
Public-sector contract talks | Proposed tentative deal at the central bargaining table for 420,000 Front commun workers - APTS

28/12/2023

Public-sector contract talks | Proposed tentative deal at the central bargaining table for 420,000 Front commun workers
Public-sector contract talks | The APTS has reached a hypothetical tentative agreement at the sectoral table - APTS

24/12/2023

Public-sector contract talks | The APTS has reached a hypothetical tentative agreement at the sectoral table
Public-sector contract talks | Front commun will launch an unlimited general strike early in 2024 unless a deal is reached - APTS

20/12/2023

Public-sector contract talks | Front commun will launch an unlimited general strike early in 2024 unless a deal is reached
Contract talks in health and social services | Workers have been stretched to the limit for too long - APTS

10/12/2023

Contract talks in health and social services | Workers have been stretched to the limit for too long
Government will invoke closure to ensure hurried adoption of Dubé reform | Quebecers’ health and social safety net in jeopardy - APTS

08/12/2023

Government will invoke closure to ensure hurried adoption of Dubé reform | Quebecers’ health and social safety net in jeopardy
Public-sector contract talks | 420,000 Front commun members begin a 7-day strike - APTS

08/12/2023

Public-sector contract talks | 420,000 Front commun members begin a 7-day strike
Government now offering 12.7% | No agreement is possible without a mechanism to protect purchasing power and a catch-up pay increase - APTS

07/12/2023

Government now offering 12.7% | No agreement is possible without a mechanism to protect purchasing power and a catch-up pay increase
Front commun reacts to ISQ report on remuneration of Québec public service employees | Urgent need for catch-up pay increases - APTS

30/11/2023

Front commun reacts to ISQ report on remuneration of Québec public service employees | Urgent need for catch-up pay increases
Public-sector contract talks Front commun announces a 3rd series of strike days from December 8 to 14 - APTS

28/11/2023

Public-sector contract talks Front commun announces a 3rd series of strike days from December 8 to 14
Front commun activists arrested by the SQ and charged with mischief at a demonstration at a CAQ riding office - APTS

24/11/2023

Front commun activists arrested by the SQ and charged with mischief at a demonstration at a CAQ riding office
Open Letter | Today, we’re making history - APTS

23/11/2023

Open Letter | Today, we’re making history
Public-sector contract talks | Front commun demonstration in front of the National Assembly - APTS

23/11/2023

Public-sector contract talks | Front commun demonstration in front of the National Assembly
Public-sector contract talks | Front commun asks for conciliation - APTS

20/11/2023

Public-sector contract talks | Front commun asks for conciliation
Health and social services contract talks | Organization of work: government is talking out of both sides of its mouth - APTS

15/11/2023

Health and social services contract talks | Organization of work: government is talking out of both sides of its mouth
2023 Convention: Robert Comeau reelected as APTS president - APTS

09/11/2023

2023 Convention: Robert Comeau reelected as APTS president
The Front commun will be on strike on November 21, 22 and 23 - APTS

06/11/2023

The Front commun will be on strike on November 21, 22 and 23
Health and social service contract talks | Government puts an end to double rate for overtime pay, fuelling workers’ anger - APTS

03/11/2023

Health and social service contract talks | Government puts an end to double rate for overtime pay, fuelling workers’ anger
Public-sector contract talks | Government makes an insulting offer – again - APTS

29/10/2023

Public-sector contract talks | Government makes an insulting offer – again
Public-sector contract talks | Front commun workers will strike on November 6 - APTS

26/10/2023

Public-sector contract talks | Front commun workers will strike on November 6
A lighter administrative burden for workers providing home care | Measures look promising if the right conditions are in place - APTS

20/10/2023

A lighter administrative burden for workers providing home care | Measures look promising if the right conditions are in place
Historic strike mandate for the Front commun: 95% of members vote yes - APTS

17/10/2023

Historic strike mandate for the Front commun: 95% of members vote yes
Government statements: Front commun is waiting for concrete outcomes - APTS

26/09/2023

Government statements: Front commun is waiting for concrete outcomes
Québec Ombudsman’s annual report 2022-2023 | When public services are severely impaired by staff shortages - APTS

21/09/2023

Québec Ombudsman’s annual report 2022-2023 | When public services are severely impaired by staff shortages
Government refuses to extend certain premiums beyond September 30 - APTS

14/09/2023

Government refuses to extend certain premiums beyond September 30
Front commun looks ahead to unlimited general strike - APTS

11/09/2023

Front commun looks ahead to unlimited general strike
Compensation for biomedical engineering technical coordinators and executive assistants | Government stubbornly committed to acting in bad faith - APTS

29/06/2023

Compensation for biomedical engineering technical coordinators and executive assistants | Government stubbornly committed to acting in bad faith
Health and social service contract talks | Unions sharply critical of measures that would make working conditions worse - APTS

28/06/2023

Health and social service contract talks | Unions sharply critical of measures that would make working conditions worse
Public-sector bargaining talks: an update as summer begins - APTS

27/06/2023

Public-sector bargaining talks: an update as summer begins
Three technologists out of five considered leaving the public sector in the past year | APTS des Laurentides sounds the alarm - APTS

19/06/2023

Three technologists out of five considered leaving the public sector in the past year | APTS des Laurentides sounds the alarm
Coroner’s report on suicide in Québec | Québec’s public system must provide access to mental health services - APTS

14/06/2023

Coroner’s report on suicide in Québec | Québec’s public system must provide access to mental health services
Evaluation of youth protection in Québec: future looks grim for an ailing system - APTS

13/06/2023

Evaluation of youth protection in Québec: future looks grim for an ailing system
Bill 15 | Health care unions sharply critical of a bill that will increase centralization and pander to the private sector - APTS

08/06/2023

Bill 15 | Health care unions sharply critical of a bill that will increase centralization and pander to the private sector
Bad-faith bargaining and interference in union activities: APTS takes the government to court - APTS

01/06/2023

Bad-faith bargaining and interference in union activities: APTS takes the government to court
The APTS welcomes the reelection of Caroline Senneville as CSN president - APTS

19/05/2023

The APTS welcomes the reelection of Caroline Senneville as CSN president
Public-sector contract talks | The Front commun is incensed and ratchets up the pressure - APTS

13/05/2023

Public-sector contract talks | The Front commun is incensed and ratchets up the pressure
Bill 15 | The APTS tells the government to change course - APTS

09/05/2023

Bill 15 | The APTS tells the government to change course
International Workers’Day | Who benefits from inflation? Not us! - APTS

01/05/2023

International Workers’Day | Who benefits from inflation? Not us!
Public sector contract talks | Collective agreements set to expire: As the weather heats up, we’re getting ready to spring into action! - APTS

30/03/2023

Public sector contract talks | Collective agreements set to expire: As the weather heats up, we’re getting ready to spring into action!
New health agency Santé Québec | Health reform gets off on the wrong foot - APTS

29/03/2023

New health agency Santé Québec | Health reform gets off on the wrong foot
The Front commun acknowledges Québec’s new offer - APTS

27/03/2023

The Front commun acknowledges Québec’s new offer
Superior Court dismisses health and social service ministry’s case | Biomedical engineering technical coordinators are finally granted the recognition they deserve - APTS

23/03/2023

Superior Court dismisses health and social service ministry’s case | Biomedical engineering technical coordinators are finally granted the recognition they deserve
2023-2024 budget | APTS condemns vote-seeking tax cuts carried out at the expense of public services - APTS

21/03/2023

2023-2024 budget | APTS condemns vote-seeking tax cuts carried out at the expense of public services
Meeting with Minister Biron | The Collectif 8 mars is left unsatisfied - APTS

17/03/2023

Meeting with Minister Biron | The Collectif 8 mars is left unsatisfied
Bill on independent labour | The APTS criticizes Bill 10 for its glaring omissions - APTS

14/03/2023

Bill on independent labour | The APTS criticizes Bill 10 for its glaring omissions
OPTILAB | APTS calls for a moratorium on construction of the Montérégie hub lab - APTS

24/02/2023

OPTILAB | APTS calls for a moratorium on construction of the Montérégie hub lab
Open letter | Feminist Resistance and the Climate Emergency - APTS

23/02/2023

Open letter | Feminist Resistance and the Climate Emergency
Public-sector contract talks | Vague and disconnected offers to improve mental health services - APTS

22/02/2023

Public-sector contract talks | Vague and disconnected offers to improve mental health services
International Women’s Rights Day | The CAQ has to quit being afraid of its shadow - APTS

22/02/2023

International Women’s Rights Day | The CAQ has to quit being afraid of its shadow
Front commun sets the record straight after government’s misleading statements - APTS

16/02/2023

Front commun sets the record straight after government’s misleading statements
A two-tier lab system | The APTS calls for decentralization - APTS

16/02/2023

A two-tier lab system | The APTS calls for decentralization
A bill on independent workers in the health and social services sector | More is needed to stop the hemorrhaging - APTS

15/02/2023

A bill on independent workers in the health and social services sector | More is needed to stop the hemorrhaging
Union demonstration at Montréal West Island CIUSSS: “Our employer is living in a fantasy world” - APTS

15/02/2023

Union demonstration at Montréal West Island CIUSSS: “Our employer is living in a fantasy world”
For the new parliamentary session | APTS presents its checklist for health and social services - APTS

31/01/2023

For the new parliamentary session | APTS presents its checklist for health and social services
Public-sector contract talks | Government offers rejected by the Front commun - APTS

25/01/2023

Public-sector contract talks | Government offers rejected by the Front commun
The APTS welcomes Magali Picard as newly elected president of the FTQ - APTS

19/01/2023

The APTS welcomes Magali Picard as newly elected president of the FTQ
Minimum wage increase to $15.25 an hour | Too little too late, says coalition for $18 minimum wage - APTS

18/01/2023

Minimum wage increase to $15.25 an hour | Too little too late, says coalition for $18 minimum wage
Government contract offers in the health and social service sector | Unions don’t want a rerun of the same bad movie - APTS

21/12/2022

Government contract offers in the health and social service sector | Unions don’t want a rerun of the same bad movie
Front commun reacts to government offers | Making public service workers poorer is worst possible option - APTS

15/12/2022

Front commun reacts to government offers | Making public service workers poorer is worst possible option
Shortage of psychologists in the public sector - Unions protest lack of government action - APTS

11/12/2022

Shortage of psychologists in the public sector - Unions protest lack of government action
Day of action for youth centres | Youth workers cry out for support: “Are you ever going to help me?” - APTS

08/12/2022

Day of action for youth centres | Youth workers cry out for support: “Are you ever going to help me?”
Union members ratify historic agreement at Pointe-Saint-Charles Community Clinic - APTS

01/12/2022

Union members ratify historic agreement at Pointe-Saint-Charles Community Clinic
Unions react to the ISQ report on Québec public service employees’ remuneration : catch-up increases are needed to close the ongoing wage gap - APTS

30/11/2022

Unions react to the ISQ report on Québec public service employees’ remuneration : catch-up increases are needed to close the ongoing wage gap
Shortage of psychologists in the public sector | Unions ask for meeting with five ministers to break the stalemate - APTS

24/11/2022

Shortage of psychologists in the public sector | Unions ask for meeting with five ministers to break the stalemate
The APTS unveils its demands for better conditions of work and practice - APTS

02/11/2022

The APTS unveils its demands for better conditions of work and practice
2023 Negotiations | “Together as one” | The Front commun tables its demands - APTS

28/10/2022

2023 Negotiations | “Together as one” | The Front commun tables its demands
Public-sector contract talks | Front commun widens as APTS becomes a member - APTS

28/09/2022

Public-sector contract talks | Front commun widens as APTS becomes a member
Health and social services | repeat offender government is targeted by new complaints - APTS

22/08/2022

Health and social services | repeat offender government is targeted by new complaints
Overtime paid double to contend with the labour shortage this summer | “Too little, too late,” according to public-sector unions - APTS

21/07/2022

Overtime paid double to contend with the labour shortage this summer | “Too little, too late,” according to public-sector unions
1,700 blood tests thrown in the garbage at Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur: the APTS is appalled - APTS

19/07/2022

1,700 blood tests thrown in the garbage at Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur: the APTS is appalled
Crisis in Gaspé labs | The APTS offers solutions to Minister Dubé - APTS

08/07/2022

Crisis in Gaspé labs | The APTS offers solutions to Minister Dubé
Laurent Report, one year later: still no real push to set the course straight - APTS

14/06/2022

Laurent Report, one year later: still no real push to set the course straight
Health and social services: losing pay over COVID-19 is unacceptable - APTS

01/06/2022

Health and social services: losing pay over COVID-19 is unacceptable
Contract talks in the public and parapublic sectors | Solidarity protocol concluded by the APTS and the FSSS-CSN - APTS

25/05/2022

Contract talks in the public and parapublic sectors | Solidarity protocol concluded by the APTS and the FSSS-CSN
A strong union for a strong public system | Accessible, sustainable, well-funded, and designed for human beings – the APTS launches a campaign for a better public health and social services system - APTS

17/05/2022

A strong union for a strong public system | Accessible, sustainable, well-funded, and designed for human beings – the APTS launches a campaign for a better public health and social services system
Deaths in long-term care homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic | The APTS asks the Legault government to act quickly in implementing coroner Géhane Kamel’s recommendations - APTS

17/05/2022

Deaths in long-term care homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic | The APTS asks the Legault government to act quickly in implementing coroner Géhane Kamel’s recommendations
Unions in health and social services call for government to engage in dialogue to plan for a better summer - APTS

09/05/2022

Unions in health and social services call for government to engage in dialogue to plan for a better summer
The APTS denounces limitations of the 2021-2026 action plan for long-term care facilities - APTS

06/05/2022

The APTS denounces limitations of the 2021-2026 action plan for long-term care facilities
Estates-General on living conditions for seniors | APTS proudly endorses the joint declaration - APTS

04/05/2022

Estates-General on living conditions for seniors | APTS proudly endorses the joint declaration
Pay equity maintenance: why are payments still delayed, and what is the government waiting for? - APTS

06/04/2022

Pay equity maintenance: why are payments still delayed, and what is the government waiting for?
5th anniversary of the OPTILAB system | No lab? No hospital! - APTS

01/04/2022

5th anniversary of the OPTILAB system | No lab? No hospital!
Bill 28 to end the public health emergency | A frontal attack on workers’ rights - APTS

31/03/2022

Bill 28 to end the public health emergency | A frontal attack on workers’ rights
“COVID premiums” for another month: still on the rollercoaster with no permanent solutions in sight - APTS

30/03/2022

“COVID premiums” for another month: still on the rollercoaster with no permanent solutions in sight
Health care reform: cooperation required to rebuild the system - APTS

29/03/2022

Health care reform: cooperation required to rebuild the system
2022 Québec budget: Half measures to attract and retain personnel - APTS

22/03/2022

2022 Québec budget: Half measures to attract and retain personnel
COVID premium | The APTS demands fair treatment for its members - APTS

28/02/2022

COVID premium | The APTS demands fair treatment for its members
More delays from the government in paying what health and social services workers are owed | Women to pay the price – again - APTS

14/02/2022

More delays from the government in paying what health and social services workers are owed | Women to pay the price – again
Job title: biomedical engineering technical coordinator | The APTS gets a favourable ruling from the arbitrator - APTS

08/02/2022

Job title: biomedical engineering technical coordinator | The APTS gets a favourable ruling from the arbitrator
Changes to the Youth Protection Act | The government’s obligation is to make the Act effective - APTS

08/02/2022

Changes to the Youth Protection Act | The government’s obligation is to make the Act effective
Pre-budget consultations | Innovative APTS proposal to improve the health and social services system - APTS

03/02/2022

Pre-budget consultations | Innovative APTS proposal to improve the health and social services system
Inter-ministerial action plan for mental health | Investments are welcome but may be insufficient - APTS

25/01/2022

Inter-ministerial action plan for mental health | Investments are welcome but may be insufficient
Public-sector contract talks | APTS signs its new collective agreement - APTS

25/01/2022

Public-sector contract talks | APTS signs its new collective agreement
Coroner’s inquiry into CHSLD deaths | The APTS presents its final recommendations - APTS

18/01/2022

Coroner’s inquiry into CHSLD deaths | The APTS presents its final recommendations
Government’s greater openness is welcomed by coalition of health and social service unions - APTS

13/01/2022

Government’s greater openness is welcomed by coalition of health and social service unions
Keeping employees at work when they test positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms | Risk management approach likely to harm vulnerable people, as well as professionals and technicians - APTS

28/12/2021

Keeping employees at work when they test positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms | Risk management approach likely to harm vulnerable people, as well as professionals and technicians
Contract talks | Agreement in principle is ratified by 55.3% of APTS members - APTS

21/12/2021

Contract talks | Agreement in principle is ratified by 55.3% of APTS members
Bill 15: An Act to amend the Youth Protection Act and other legislative provisions | APTS will act as a watchdog for the Laurent Commission’s “recommendactions” - APTS

01/12/2021

Bill 15: An Act to amend the Youth Protection Act and other legislative provisions | APTS will act as a watchdog for the Laurent Commission’s “recommendactions”
Contract talks | Agreement in principle approved by over 81% of APTS General Council delegates who encourage union members to adopt it in general assemblies - APTS

26/11/2021

Contract talks | Agreement in principle approved by over 81% of APTS General Council delegates who encourage union members to adopt it in general assemblies
Contract talks | APTS delegates to consider an agreement in principle at a General Council - APTS

25/11/2021

Contract talks | APTS delegates to consider an agreement in principle at a General Council
Recommendations in the Ombudsperson’s final report meet with highly favourable response from the APTS - APTS

24/11/2021

Recommendations in the Ombudsperson’s final report meet with highly favourable response from the APTS
Implementing the Laurent Report | APTS calls on MNAs to act now - APTS

24/11/2021

Implementing the Laurent Report | APTS calls on MNAs to act now
Robert Comeau elected president at the APTS Convention - APTS

18/11/2021

Robert Comeau elected president at the APTS Convention
Contract talks | Exasperated APTS delegates stop their Convention to demonstrate - APTS

18/11/2021

Contract talks | Exasperated APTS delegates stop their Convention to demonstrate
APTS participates in hearings on CHSLD deaths during the first wave of the pandemic - APTS

08/11/2021

APTS participates in hearings on CHSLD deaths during the first wave of the pandemic
Contract talks | Exasperated by slow-paced talks, the APTS occupies a government building - APTS

05/11/2021

Contract talks | Exasperated by slow-paced talks, the APTS occupies a government building
Public-sector contract talks | The APTS is losing patience - APTS

20/10/2021

Public-sector contract talks | The APTS is losing patience
Contract talks will resume for the APTS - APTS

01/10/2021

Contract talks will resume for the APTS
Reform of the Occupational Health and Safety Act | The APTS rejects Bill 59 - APTS

30/09/2021

Reform of the Occupational Health and Safety Act | The APTS rejects Bill 59
Labour shortage in health and social services | The APTS suspends the process of consulting its members about the renewal of their collective agreement - APTS

24/09/2021

Labour shortage in health and social services | The APTS suspends the process of consulting its members about the renewal of their collective agreement
Labour shortage in the health system | The APTS takes part in estates-general on the future of clinical labs - APTS

23/09/2021

Labour shortage in the health system | The APTS takes part in estates-general on the future of clinical labs
Youth protection assessment: another year marked by work overload - APTS

22/09/2021

Youth protection assessment: another year marked by work overload
Medical imaging personnel gear up for action in the face of Legault’s deafening silence - APTS

08/09/2021

Medical imaging personnel gear up for action in the face of Legault’s deafening silence
Mandatory vaccination | Breaks in services? The Legault government doesn’t have a plan - APTS

07/09/2021

Mandatory vaccination | Breaks in services? The Legault government doesn’t have a plan
Mandatory vaccination | When the best is the enemy of the good - APTS

26/08/2021

Mandatory vaccination | When the best is the enemy of the good
Federal election campaign | The APTS wants political parties to make clear commitments on its priorities - APTS

25/08/2021

Federal election campaign | The APTS wants political parties to make clear commitments on its priorities
$1,000 premium for some youth workers | The APTS denounces the government for using the public health emergency as a tool to cope with insufficient numbers of youth protection workers - APTS

05/08/2021

$1,000 premium for some youth workers | The APTS denounces the government for using the public health emergency as a tool to cope with insufficient numbers of youth protection workers
Contract talks | APTS members will be presented the government’s global offer - APTS

14/07/2021

Contract talks | APTS members will be presented the government’s global offer
APTS pay equity complaints from 2010 are finally settled after a 10-year battle to have the government comply with the law - APTS

13/07/2021

APTS pay equity complaints from 2010 are finally settled after a 10-year battle to have the government comply with the law
APTS calls on government to lift the public health emergency - APTS

30/06/2021

APTS calls on government to lift the public health emergency
Contract talks | APTS will submit proposed deal to its General Council - APTS

25/06/2021

Contract talks | APTS will submit proposed deal to its General Council
Contract talks | The APTS steps up the pressure with two more strike days - APTS

21/06/2021

Contract talks | The APTS steps up the pressure with two more strike days
Contract talks | The APTS launches a general strike to defend accessible, high-quality health care and social services - APTS

07/06/2021

Contract talks | The APTS launches a general strike to defend accessible, high-quality health care and social services
Contract talks | 60,000 APTS members to carry out a general strike on June 7, 8, 21 and 22 - APTS

20/05/2021

Contract talks | 60,000 APTS members to carry out a general strike on June 7, 8, 21 and 22
Shortage of lab personnel with a post-secondary diploma | Lab results may not be reliable - APTS

13/05/2021

Shortage of lab personnel with a post-secondary diploma | Lab results may not be reliable
The Laurent Commission | The APTS calls on Legault to act without delay to support children and families - APTS

03/05/2021

The Laurent Commission | The APTS calls on Legault to act without delay to support children and families
COVID-19 | Québec must recognize the value of the work carried out by lab personnel - APTS

14/04/2021

COVID-19 | Québec must recognize the value of the work carried out by lab personnel
2021 Québec budget | Nothing to improve working conditions for professionals and technicians battling COVID for the past year - APTS

25/03/2021

2021 Québec budget | Nothing to improve working conditions for professionals and technicians battling COVID for the past year
Documentary on Québec’s youth protection system | The other side of the coin - APTS

22/03/2021

Documentary on Québec’s youth protection system | The other side of the coin
The APTS offers its cooperation to Québec’s new provincial youth protection director - APTS

17/03/2021

The APTS offers its cooperation to Québec’s new provincial youth protection director
Brutal rent increase in residential facilities | "Penalizing vulnerable people – how is that a good strategy?” - APTS

26/02/2021

Brutal rent increase in residential facilities | "Penalizing vulnerable people – how is that a good strategy?”
Private sector contracts for medical imaging | The Legault government is hypocritical - APTS

18/02/2021

Private sector contracts for medical imaging | The Legault government is hypocritical
Death of youth protection workers | The APTS has no words to describe the grief - APTS

15/02/2021

Death of youth protection workers | The APTS has no words to describe the grief
Pandemic shows that privatizing mental health services has been a failure - APTS

05/02/2021

Pandemic shows that privatizing mental health services has been a failure
Aerosols | Minister Dubé’s inconsistency continues to jeopardize workers’ health - APTS

29/01/2021

Aerosols | Minister Dubé’s inconsistency continues to jeopardize workers’ health
APTS initiates mediation to obtain a negotiated settlement - APTS

21/01/2021

APTS initiates mediation to obtain a negotiated settlement
A knife in the back for public sector psychologists - APTS

21/01/2021

A knife in the back for public sector psychologists
Youth Protection | Commission’s findings and orientations call for immediate and concrete action on the part of the Legault government - APTS

30/11/2020

Youth Protection | Commission’s findings and orientations call for immediate and concrete action on the part of the Legault government
Dangerous increase in wage gap between APTS members and Québec employees as a whole - APTS

26/11/2020

Dangerous increase in wage gap between APTS members and Québec employees as a whole
Mental health | APTS to Minister Carmant: sustained investment is needed to save the public system - APTS

02/11/2020

Mental health | APTS to Minister Carmant: sustained investment is needed to save the public system
The APTS welcomes new funding for youth mental health - APTS

28/10/2020

The APTS welcomes new funding for youth mental health
The Laurent Commission - Now is the time for the Legault government to commit to implementing the commission’s guidelines - APTS

21/10/2020

The Laurent Commission - Now is the time for the Legault government to commit to implementing the commission’s guidelines
Youth protection 2020 annual report | We can be “stronger, together” only if urgent need to end work overload is addressed - APTS

23/09/2020

Youth protection 2020 annual report | We can be “stronger, together” only if urgent need to end work overload is addressed
COVID-19 | APTS responds to government action plan to tackle second wave - APTS

18/08/2020

COVID-19 | APTS responds to government action plan to tackle second wave
CISSS Montérégie-Ouest professionals and technicians call for services to be maintained at Hôpital du Suroît’s mother-child centre - APTS

05/08/2020

CISSS Montérégie-Ouest professionals and technicians call for services to be maintained at Hôpital du Suroît’s mother-child centre
COVID 19 | APTS denounces poor management of the pandemic at the Résidence Angelica - APTS

25/05/2020

COVID 19 | APTS denounces poor management of the pandemic at the Résidence Angelica
The APTS presents its brief: Children at the heart of our priorities - APTS

25/05/2020

The APTS presents its brief: Children at the heart of our priorities
COVID-19 | Conference call with Minister McCann - APTS

08/05/2020

COVID-19 | Conference call with Minister McCann
COVID-19 | Code of silence in the health and social services system - Action is needed from Minister McCann - APTS

05/05/2020

COVID-19 | Code of silence in the health and social services system - Action is needed from Minister McCann
COVID-19 | Red carpet treatment for medical specialists, while health and social services professionals and technicians are thrown a few crumbs - APTS

15/04/2020

COVID-19 | Red carpet treatment for medical specialists, while health and social services professionals and technicians are thrown a few crumbs
COVID-19 | APTS calls on Minister McCann to guarantee access to protective equipment  for members being sent into CHSLDs - APTS

11/04/2020

COVID-19 | APTS calls on Minister McCann to guarantee access to protective equipment  for members being sent into CHSLDs
COVID-19 | Hazard premiums during the pandemic: a first step that needs to be followed by another - APTS

02/04/2020

COVID-19 | Hazard premiums during the pandemic: a first step that needs to be followed by another
COVID-19 | APTS sends SOS to Legault government - APTS

29/03/2020

COVID-19 | APTS sends SOS to Legault government
COVID-19 | Will someone have to die before measures are taken to ensure the safety of our members? - APTS

25/03/2020

COVID-19 | Will someone have to die before measures are taken to ensure the safety of our members?
COVID-19 | The APTS-FIQ alliance will be right there to negotiate all measures - APTS

18/03/2020

COVID-19 | The APTS-FIQ alliance will be right there to negotiate all measures
COVID-19 | The health and safety of all Québecers is the labour unions' priority - APTS

15/03/2020

COVID-19 | The health and safety of all Québecers is the labour unions' priority
Investments in the Douglas Institute: all funds earmarked for buildings made of concrete, none for personnel - APTS

28/01/2020

Investments in the Douglas Institute: all funds earmarked for buildings made of concrete, none for personnel
Illegitimate suspension of local APTS union president - Unacceptable! - APTS

08/07/2019

Illegitimate suspension of local APTS union president - Unacceptable!
A united Québec front demands that Ottawa implement a public, universal pharmacare plan - APTS

01/03/2019

A united Québec front demands that Ottawa implement a public, universal pharmacare plan
Much needs to be done to improve youth protection services in Montréal, according to the APTS - APTS

15/10/2018

Much needs to be done to improve youth protection services in Montréal, according to the APTS
APTS opposes the kind of “continuity” chosen by interim director of the Montréal West Island IUHSSC - APTS

14/06/2018

APTS opposes the kind of “continuity” chosen by interim director of the Montréal West Island IUHSSC
2018-2019 budget in health and social services: reinvestment is welcome but targets are unclear - APTS

27/03/2018

2018-2019 budget in health and social services: reinvestment is welcome but targets are unclear
"Hello? Anybody there?" The APTS amps up its members’ voice - APTS

28/02/2018

"Hello? Anybody there?" The APTS amps up its members’ voice