CARLA BECK’S TEAM STANDS WITH CUPE EDUCATION WORKERS AMID SCATHING SCHOOL HEALTH SAFETY REPORT

REGINA - Carla Beck’s team joined concerned education workers at the Legislature Tuesday to call on Scott Moe’s government to step up to ensure medical procedures being performed in schools are being done with proper training.

Beck's team is calling on the Sask. Party government to immediately address alarming findings in a new report from CUPE education workers that shows support staff are being asked to perform medical procedures they are not properly trained or qualified to undertake.

The report paints a troubling picture of an education system stretched beyond its limits, where chronic understaffing, inadequate training, and recruitment challenges are forcing workers into situations that jeopardize both student safety and worker wellbeing.

"Education workers should never be put in a position where they are expected to perform tasks without the proper training, support, or certification," said Matt Love, Shadow Minister for Education. “This report is proof that Scott Moe’s decade of cuts have put the hammer to our schools and pulled critical supports away from students."

CUPE members have repeatedly raised concerns about staffing shortages, growing workloads, and responsibilities that have expanded far beyond their original job descriptions. Despite these warnings, the government has failed to provide a comprehensive workforce strategy that ensures education facilities are properly staffed, and workers are adequately trained.

“What we’re seeing here is education workers being forced into catch-all roles where they have to do everything because all of the other supports have been cut away, piece by piece,” said Joan Pratchler, Associate Shadow Education Minister. “I remember a time when we used to have trained healthcare professionals working right inside Saskatchewan schools — after 20 years of the Sask. Party, that is all a distant memory and ultimately it’s students and workers that pay the price.”

Beck's team is calling on the government to immediately invest in education and training programs, improve recruitment and retention efforts, and provide fair wages that reflect the critical role that frontline workers play in Saskatchewan's education system.

“Our message today is we don’t have to settle for a government that doesn’t support public education,” said Matt Love. “We can demand better. We can deliver change for our children and it’s time we do just that.”

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