The School Support Staff Sector groups together 37 unions affiliated to FEESP-CSN, representing some 35,000 support workers in 31 French-language school service centers and 2 English-language school boards. As the largest support force in the Quebec school network, this Sector is a pillar for the struggles and defence of its members’ rights.

The Sector’s jobs fall into three main categories: technical and paratechnical support, administrative support and manual support. These workers play a crucial role in all school network activities, from general support to special education and daycare services, ensuring a functional and welcoming environment for thousands of students.

The School Support Staff Sector works tirelessly to defend the professional, economic, social and political interests of its affiliated unions and their members. It conducts fierce negotiations for collective agreements that respect members’ dignity, organizes essential training to equip them to deal with union issues, and negotiates and monitors the group insurance plan. As a political representative, it represents the interests of support staff loud and clear in CSN bodies and elsewhere.

Sector delegates meet at least three times a year to debate, coordinate their actions and consolidate their strategies. In times of negotiation, these meetings become more frequent, reinforcing the Sector’s cohesion and determination to maintain a united front. Autonomous and managed by its members, the School Support Staff Sector sets union dues rates and rigorously administers its budget, thus guaranteeing transparent union management at the service of its members and their aspirations.