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Teachers in many French public schools are planning a one-day strike on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to voice their displeasure over contract talks with the Quebec government.

The Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE), which represents 34,000 teachers in francophone school boards in Montreal and Laval, says it is using the pressure tactic to try to improve the working conditions of teachers, to ensure students can be taught properly and to defend public schools.

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“We can’t accept that our (working) conditions continue to deteriorate,” said Sylvain Mallette, president of the FAE. About 275,000 students will be affected by the strike.

The Couillard government, school administrations and school boards share the blame for the teachers’ difficult working conditions, he said.

Teachers with the FAE gave their union a strike mandate of three days last spring. The eight unions affiliated with the federation will strike for a second day on a rotating basis between Oct. 14 and Oct. 30. The third strike date will be announced at a later date depending on the state of negotiations.