Statistics Canada released the Consumer Price Index (CPI Quebec) for March 2026. The results confirm that the threshold for triggering the mechanism to protect our purchasing power, reintroduced in our collective agreements by the Common Front, has officially been reached.
APPA In the News | Results of Survey on Violence Against Support Staff
APPA First VP, Kim Watson was on the news this week commenting on the concerning results of a province wide survey by the FEESP-CSN on violence at work experienced by school support staff.
In the News: Parents, students and unions join forces to oppose education cuts
Frustrated by education budget cuts, parents, students, and unions gathered in front of the Ministry of Education in Montreal on Sunday afternoon to voice their concerns, warning that the system is already “running on fumes.”
Quebec schools opening with less support staff for special needs students after budget cuts
School support staff, who work with special needs students, could be one of the hardest hit areas, laments Kim Watson, vice president of the union representing support staff (APPA) at the English Montreal School Board (EMSB).
APPA In the News | Drainville’s plan to extend Bill 21
Our very own 1st VP, Kim Watson was on the news recently commenting on Education Minister Drainville’s plan to extend the ban on wearing religious symbols (Bill 21) to include School Educators and Daycare Technicians. Here she is defending our rights!
June 2024 Ensemble Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE: 2023-2028 Collective Agreement Signed | When Will We be Getting our Pay Increases and Retroactive Salary?| Important Info for Temporary Staff and Regular Staff with a 15 to 20 Hour Workweek | What’s Changed in the News Collective Agreement? | Return-to-Work Dates for Support Staff | Don’t Skip Out on Your Return-to-Work Date | Notice for Non-Teaching Staff About Employment Insurance | A Message from the President
School Sector #16 | We’re tired of Waiting
Information on the progress of the draft of the new collective agreement. When we will see the following changes: Increases to the employer contribution to the insurance plan, application of additional vacation days, remuneration for CPR training, classroom aide implementation and progressive retirement.
March 2024 Ensemble Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE: Agreement in Principle Adopted by the School Sector| The Basics of the New Collective Agreement | Dare to Give Campaign 2024 | Supervising Stagiaires | Phoenix: 21st APPA Convention
Public Sector | Agreement Officially Adopted
Following a series of general assemblies held between January 15 and February 20, 2024, CSN members adopted the agreement. Invited to vote on both the central table agreement and the sectoral agreement concerning them, 81% of workers voted in favor.
What’s Going on? Clarification on the Teachers’ Tentative Agreement
