Teachers didn't get the deal they deserved, according to Mélanie Hubert, president of the Fédération autonome de l'enseignement (FAE).
At a press conference on Monday, Hubert said she accepts how members voted regarding the agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government at the end of December.
She said she is neither bitter nor relieved or disappointed.
Five of the FAE's unions voted in favour of the agreement in principle, while four rejected it.
Those who voted in favour gave it lukewarm support.
Hubert says she believes "work will have to continue" to ease the burden on teachers and the public school system.
-- This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Feb. 5, 2024.
