{"id":5159,"date":"2025-11-26T15:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/?post_type=actualite&#038;p=5159"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:58:02","slug":"hiring-freeze-crisis-school-support-staff-at-breaking-point","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/actualites\/hiring-freeze-crisis-school-support-staff-at-breaking-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring Freeze Crisis: School Support Staff at Breaking Point"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5159","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"image":5151,"image_tablette":5153,"image_mobile":5155,"push":false,"push_message":"","contenu_flexible":[{"acf_fc_layout":"1_colonne","texte":"The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration du personnel de soutien scolaire (FPSS-CSQ) held a Facebook Live to present the extent of the impacts of the hiring freeze and the cuts imposed by the Legault government. Testimonials, figures, and consequences: the picture that emerges is one of a network under extreme tension.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/rP7IV4U_DLo\r\n\r\n<strong>A Major Political U-turn<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn 2018, Fran\u00e7ois Legault promised to make education his top priority. However, since 2024, government measures have followed one after another: recruitment freeze, optimization targets, cuts in basic allocations, and cancellations of school projects.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe government changed its tune along the way. The same premier who denounced austerity in 2014 is now implementing even harsher measures,\u201d recalls \u00c9ric Pronovost, president of the FPSS-CSQ.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/0d_9fnGEPI0\r\n\r\n<strong>Massive and Repeated Cuts<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBetween September 2024 and September 2025, the school network was hit by nearly $2.9 billion in potential cuts. During this period, school organizations received 27 letters informing them of budget reductions. In just the first four months following the adoption of the collective agreement, $1.6 billion had already been cut.\r\n\r\n<strong>Workplaces in Distress: \u201cWe\u2019re Holding On With What\u2019s Left\u201d<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Facebook Live highlighted several revealing testimonials about the distress experienced on the ground.\r\n\r\n\u201cOur little inner flame is quickly fading. We lack motivation and understanding from our superiors.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI am the only TES instead of three. Vulnerable students no longer receive support. I also replace the secretary or the janitor. It\u2019s impossible to keep up.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWe no longer replace retirements. Files are piling up. Educational advisors have to do the administrative work alone.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cCommon areas are dirtier, breakdowns and vandalism are increasing.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI now feel like a punching bag.\u201d\r\n\r\nThese testimonials paint a common picture: overload, increased violence, deterioration of services to students, and loss of meaning at work.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Number of TES Plummeting<\/strong>\r\n\r\nData from the Education Dashboard confirms the scale of the decline: May 14, 2025: 19,176 TES in full-time equivalent September 29, 2025: 17,085 TES\r\n\r\nA decrease experienced amid a rise in the number of students and students with special needs (HDAA), which increases pressure on the remaining resources.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K9N_EQfFyGo\r\n\r\n<strong>Budgetary Measures Creating Suffocation<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThree measures have particularly affected the environment: 16032 \u2013 Achieving budget balance 16034 \u2013 Workforce optimization (FTE target) 16036 \u2013 Conditional reinvestment\r\n\r\nDominic Latouche, vice-president of labor relations and professional life at FPSS-CSQ, points out that these rules \u201cforce school organizations to reduce hours, even when needs are increasing. Although measure 16034 has been withdrawn, organizations must still respect their budgetary framework and rigorously monitor FTEs.\u201d","couleur":""}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/5159","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=5159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}