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Strike action continues across the province this week – with some form of job action planned for all 5 days. Teachers will not come to the bargaining table unless the provincial government agrees to bargain over “class size, and class complexity”. So far, the Sask Party Government has refused to give its negotiators that mandate. […]

Amid Teacher Appreciation Week, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is notifying the public and the government that they will escalate job sanctions for students when classes resume on February 26. Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation President Samantha Becotte said that if the government does not get serious about bargaining, they can anticipate that job action will continue and […]

Negotiators for the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation will be sitting down with the provincial government’s bargaining team for the first time in weeks. Teachers have staged rotating strikes, in their attempt to get the government to come back to the bargaining table. Friday, the Sask Party Government gave new “marching orders” to the bargaining committee, although […]

The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation (STF) has suspended all job action following an invitation from the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) to resume negotiations. The GTBC extended the invitation late Wednesday, citing a new mandate from the provincial government. Both parties are set to convene on Monday, February 12, in Saskatoon to restart discussions. “We welcome the […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation may lay out its next moves in its on-going labour dispute with the provincial government. So far, teachers across the province have staged two one day strikes. The main issue is classroom size and complexity. The STF believes this needs to be bargained with the provincial government. The Sask Party government […]

Thousands of teachers from across the province braved the bitter cold to hold a one-day strike to demand the Government of Saskatchewan return to the bargaining table to discuss working and learning conditions in publicly funded schools. Samantha Becotte, the President of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation, said teachers are taking a stand against the government […]

The lack of a contract with the province’s teachers is starting to come to a boil. The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has announced there will be a one day walkout province wide on Tuesday, January 16th. Teachers are legally obligated to give 48 hours notice, but the Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation wanted to give parents as much […]

Talks aimed at a new contract for teachers in Saskatchewan have come to an end, with no new deal. The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and the the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee were bargaining with the help of the Conciliation Board in an attempt to reach a deal. In a statement, the STF says the government did not […]

With contract bargaining negotiations stalling, late last week, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation revealed the results of a vote on sanctions. Ninety per cent of teachers voted, 95 per cent voted for job sanctions. NDP education critic Matt Love said the vote for sanctions totals means teachers are united despite what he said are attempts by […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has announced their membership has voted 95 per cent in favour of job sanctions, in response to the province’s refusal to bargain on a collective agreement. The vote took place on Oct. 24-25, in which 90 per cent of their membership voted. “I want to be very clear that an obstinate […]