A one-day provincewide strike will take place on Wednesday at the Saskatchewan legislature as part of ongoing teacher job action.said this falls in line with the announcement of the provincial budget and is meant to send a message to the Sask. Party government.
The STF called on the government Thursday to “agree to binding arbitration to address the contentious issues of class size and complexity.”Binding arbitration would involve a submission of the dispute to a neutral party, who would provide recommendations to the province and the union.“I think school boards understand their school communities best,” Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said.
Binding arbitration would involve a submission of the dispute to a neutral party, who would provide recommendations to the province and the union.Story continues below advertisement “Extracurricular activities are an incredibly valuable part of the school experience for both students and teachers, but the education of children and youth is always our first priority,” Becotte says. “We can no longer watch the decline of our students’ learning environment while government ignores reality and refuses to make a commitment to predictable, sustainable funding for prekindergarten to Grade 12 education.
Two days of extracurricular activities being pulled across the province will take place on Thursday and Friday as well, which the STF said will affect Hoopla, the provincial high school basketball championship in Moose Jaw, as well as the Optimist Band Festival in Regina.“Extracurricular activities are an incredibly valuable part of the school experience for both students and teachers, but the education of children and youth is always our first priority,” Becotte says.
“Government’s unwillingness to work with teachers in finding any path forward has forced this decision, which will impact students and communities both big and small across the province,” STF president Samantha Becotte says.“Teachers have done their part to avoid more job action. We have bargained in good faith, and we have been clear that our opening proposals are only a starting point for discussion.
“Government’s unwillingness to work with teachers in finding any path forward has forced this decision, which will impact students and communities both big and small across the province,” STF president Samantha Becotte says.“Teachers have done their part to avoid more job action. We have bargained in good faith, and we have been clear that our opening proposals are only a starting point for discussion.