3 May 2021
Proof that school support staff are indispensable
With the announcement of its May 4 strike, the Fédération du personnel de soutien scolaire (FPSS-CSQ) has successfully proven that school support staff are indispensable.
Despite the fact that school support staff have promised there will be no picket lines to prevent teachers and professionals from providing their services, so far no school board or service center has chosen to hold a normal school day on May 4.
“Some administrators have chosen to transform Tuesday into a pedagogical day, others have opted for distance learning courses, and still others have simply decided to close,” explains FPSS-CSQ President Éric Pronovost. “In our opinion, this is proof that school support staff are indispensable in Quebec’s education network. Without us, nothing can function in the normal way. It is time for the government to realize this and for this realization to translate into decent working conditions and wages, and to avoid the sort of warmed-up offers the government made yesterday,” added Pronovost.
Unless an agreement is reached with the employer party before Tuesday, all FPSS-CSQ school support staff will be on strike on May 4.
School Service Centers and School Boards affected:
Francophone:
– Centre de services scolaire de l’Énergie
– Centre de services scolaire de la Riveraine
– Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs
– Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l’Outaouais
– Centre de services scolaire de la Jonquière
– Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs
– Centre de services scolaire de Laval
– Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin
– Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries
– Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord
– Centre de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay
– Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke
– Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
– Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs
– Centre de services scolaire des Îles
– Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes
– Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands
– Centre de services scolaire du Fer
– Centre de services scolaire du Littoral
Anglophone:
– Eastern Shores School Board
– Eastern Townships School Board