teachers strike

The news every basketball player in the province has been dreading has come to pass. The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation announced their latest round of sanctions on Monday, including the withdrawal of extracurricular services on Thursday and Friday of this week. While no official announcement has been made, that will likely lead to the cancellation of […]

On Friday the Sask Party Government announced it had reached a deal with the Saskatchewan School Boards Association on allocating the new money announced by the government earlier this week. https://www.620ckrm.com/2024/03/08/government-strikes-deal-with-school-boards-about-classroom-supports-and-mental-health-recources/ The province says the four-year agreement guarantees base funding of $356.6 million annually for classroom supports, including increased investment in youth mental health resources. […]

Teachers in Saskatchewan have begun a two day ban on participation in extra curricular activities at school. This will effect sports teams, dram clubs and many other before and after school programs. The teachers announced they were going to take this step several days ago, and offered to not follow through on this job action […]

Saskatchewan’s spring legislative sitting kicked off Monday with the Opposition NDP demanding Premier Scott Moe at least pick up the phone and talk to Ottawa to resolve the escalating dispute over the carbon price. The two sides also sparred over the ongoing labour standoff with teachers, while an Independent MLA rose to publicly apologize for […]

Its hard to see getting Saskatchewan’s teachers, and the provincial government on the same page. The two sides have dug deep into their positions and there is little hope of compromise. The teachers want the issues of “class size and class complexity” negotiated at the provincial level, with the provincial government because they control the […]

The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation is planning to return to job action as soon as this Friday, as government negotiators walked away from the bargaining table. The STF and Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee were meeting in Saskatoon for talks that began on Monday. The two sides were supposed to meet again late Tuesday afternoon, when the government’s […]