Students from all over the province gathered at the Legislature to voice their concerns over the government’s ongoing battle with the province’s teachers. If a deal can’t be reached by the end of the school day Wednesday, all extra-curricular activities would be cancelled province wide. Chants of “Let Us Play” and “We Support Our Teachers” […]
With the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation setting a deadline of 3:30 Wednesday afternoon before starting sanctions that will see teachers basically working the school day and nothing before or after, the provincial government is coming to the table with a new offer—-one that they say will put them five percent above the average salary in Western […]
Regina Public and Catholic Schools are letting parents know about a change in hours as teachers prepare to take job action effective Thursday. With teachers not arriving until 15 minutes before the start of the school day, it means supervision will not begin until then with supervision stopping 15 minutes after the day ends Parents […]
Saskatchewan’s teachers will start job action later this week. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation announced Monday morning that teachers will show up for the school day no more than 15 minutes before it starts and leave no more than 15 minutes after it ends with no extra-curricular or voluntary services being provided. Students will continue to […]
There is some optimism when it comes to potential job action by Saskatchewan teachers. Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation President Patrick Maze sat down Tuesday morning with education minister Gordon Wyant and school board trustees to try and find some common ground and they just may have. Maze said the meeting went well and that the two […]
Another labour dispute could be hitting Saskatchewan. On Monday morning, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation released results showing 90.2 per cent of their members voting in favour of sanctions. The STF, which represents around 13,500 teachers in the province, says they had a voter turnout of 96.6 per cent. “Saskatchewan teachers have demonstrated their collective resolve […]
What do Saskatchewan’s teachers have up their sleeve when it comes to possible job action A sanctions vote was taken this week by the province’s 13,000 teachers with Saskatchewan Teachers Federation president Patrick Maze saying there was close to 100 percent who voted. That being said, results have not been released nor has what the […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation says they would like to see a “Made in Saskatchewan” approach when it comes to addressing class diversity and complexity. That’s from STF President Patrick Maze, although he points to a funding model in Alberta that seems to be working there. Maze says that province has a fund with $78 million […]
Saskatchewan’s teachers are being asked by the group that governs them to let their MLA and the Education Ministry know what type of conditions they are working under. The campaign called “Tell Them Tuesday” also invites members of the public to do the same thing. Saskatchewan Teachers Federation President Patrick Maze says MLA’s may have […]
The province’s teachers are going to be taking a “sanctions vote” next month. An approved vote would give the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation bargaining committee the ability to authorize some kind of job action which could include a strike. The move comes after several days of conciliation talks with the provincial government failed. The two sides […]
