The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) has announced that they will take their next job action on Monday if the government doesn’t get serious about negotiating and changing course.
STF has reset the clock to their five-day countdown for further job action, with STF President Samantha Becotte saying they are still looking for issues like class size and complexity to be addressed.
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) has announced that they will take the following job action on Monday if the government needs to get serious about negotiating and changing course.
STF has reset the clock to their five-day countdown for further job action, with STF President Samantha Becotte saying they are still looking for issues like class size and complexity to be addressed.
“The Minister of Education says that issues like class size and complexity are best dealt with locally. We agree, but local boards cannot address these issues when they are dealing with a decade of budget cuts and drastic underfunding from the provincial government,” Becotte said. “We cannot solve these issues with more committees or one-off pilot projects in a small fraction of our schools. We need irrefutable commitments and long-term funding, and our best option to hold government accountable is through our collective agreement. The Conciliation Board agrees that these are bargainable items.”
“Canadian Teachers’ Federation President Heidi Yetman shared that many provinces have negotiated class size and complexity articles, so this is not a novel or new idea,” Becotte added.
The announcement follows Tuesday’s job action, where thousands of teachers braved the cold to strike. In addition to the over 3,000 teachers who hit the picket line, over 3,300 letters were delivered to the Legislative Building in Regina.
STF noted that any specific information related to Monday’s possible job action will not be shared until 48 hours prior.
