{"id":2755,"date":"2024-10-28T14:09:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/?post_type=actualite&#038;p=2755"},"modified":"2024-10-28T14:09:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:09:15","slug":"hiring-freeze-for-school-support-staff","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/actualites\/hiring-freeze-for-school-support-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring freeze for school support staff"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2755","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"image":2753,"image_tablette":2751,"image_mobile":2749,"push":false,"push_message":"","contenu_flexible":[{"acf_fc_layout":"1_colonne","texte":"[audio mp3=\"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/10\/gel-recrutement-communique-audio-anglais.mp3\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n<strong>Hiring freeze for school support staff \u2013 The CSQ denounces short-sighted policies<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWhile yesterday\u2019s hiring freeze announcements were not supposed to affect the school network, the Centrale des syndicats du Qu\u00e9bec (CSQ) has just learned that the measures will in fact apply to school support staff, starting November 1 and continuing until further notice.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe loudly denounce the political choices the government is making today. Let\u2019s be clear: these support staff cuts will affect the entire school network! This is exactly what we feared. Since the start of the school year, we have been emphasizing the importance of taking advantage of the momentum of recent government actions in the education sector to move forward. The network was just starting to get its head above water and now the government is reversing the progress with a new round of cuts. Of course, they say student services will not be affected\u2026 We\u2019ve already seen this movie a dozen times!\u201d, says CSQ President \u00c9ric Gingras.\r\n\r\nThe announcement of the freeze that will affect the education sector was made to the union organizations in a meeting called at the last minute this morning. It was clearly stated that this measure is directly linked to the budget deficit. The terms have yet to be defined, and the job categories that will be targeted will be identified later.\r\n\r\nThe CSQ believes the government is making a serious error that shows how little it knows about the role played by support staff and how much they underestimate this role. The Centrale also deplores the fact that the government has been trying to minimize the consequences of its choices for several weeks, insisting this will have no impact on students.\r\n\r\n<strong>Quotes from the CSQ\u2019s school federations\u00a0 <\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u201cThere is already a shortage of school support staff in our communities. We have difficulty attracting people and holding on to them. When we cut a secretary, a computer technician or an employee in any other job class that works in a school, we reduce services to students. Aside from direct services to students, there are also indirect services. The two are complementary. The freeze that has been decreed will have negative consequences on the staff in place. There will be a higher risk of work overload, the effects of which we are already experiencing. The government\u2019s decision to cut services to the public is inexplicable, inexcusable and irresponsible.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0- \u00c9ric Pronovost, President of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration du personnel de soutien scolaire (FPSS-CSQ)\r\n\r\n\u201cImposing cuts in the education sector in the middle of a school year seems to be the government\u2019s style. But support staff are essential to the tasks teachers must perform every day. The negative effects will certainly be felt on the services provided in schools and centers. Together, we form the links in the chain that is the education network in Quebec. We stand in full solidarity with all our colleagues who are directly affected by these unacceptable and inconsistent measures.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0- Richard Bergevin, President of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des syndicats de l'enseignement (FSE-CSQ)\r\n\r\n\u201cThe cuts announced to administrative support staff in the school sector are unacceptable and it is completely wrong to believe that they will not affect student services. We need only think, for example, of school secretaries who are at the heart of school life. While this government denies that it is resorting to austerity measures, our recent experience shows us quite the opposite: cuts are already being made to student services. We know full well that the next services lined up for the scaffold are professional services, which have always been the network\u2019s room to maneuver.\u201d \u00a0- Jacques Landry, President of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des professionnelles et professionnels de l'\u00e9ducation du Qu\u00e9bec (FPPE-CSQ).","couleur":""}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/2755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualite"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}