The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has elected a new president. Lloydminster teacher Samantha Becotte was elected to the role at STF’s 89th Annual Meeting of Council. Becotte said it’s an honour to be elected and represent over 13,000 teachers. “I am so excited to represent the teachers of Saskatchewan, and I hope to bring some positive […]
Patrick Maze the President of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is questioning the government’s move to change COVID-19 isolation and reporting protocols within the school system. “It is difficult to know how safe the learning environment is for students. Parents are going to have a difficult time going forward. It also makes it difficult for school […]
Unions representing 113,000 workers within the province are coming together to ask for protection for vital services. The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) , Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU), and the Service Employees International Union West (SEIU-West) collectively […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is asking resident to be extra vigilant to protect against COVID-19 variants when students return to school on Monday. In a news release issued Saturday, STF President Patrick Maze says the organization is concerned with the rise in cases since schools decided to move to remote learning before the Easter. […]
The province’s teachers are asking school divisions across Saskatchewan to implement rapid COVID-19 testing immediately. The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation is also asking the province to consider school staff as priority for the COVID-19 vaccine. “We have the rapid tests, and we need to be using them,” said STF President Patrick Maze in a statement. “This […]
On Friday, a small group representing the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss ongoing education issues. During the meeting, the teachers shared their experiences of teaching in a pandemic and voiced their opinions of what needs to be done to make schools safer. Ben Goby, a teacher at Ethel Milliken […]
The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation is calling on the government to take increased action to limit community spread of COVID-19. STF President Patrick Maze says they want the government to expand mask use to include the whole province, suspend all extra-curricular activities, and limit the number of schools each staff member can attend. Maze says the […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is calling for students, families and staff of school in the province to be vigilant and continue following precautions with increasing COVID-19 numbers in Saskatchewan. Patrick Maze, president of the STF, said based on what the province’s chief medical health officer has been warning the public about for some time now, […]
For the first time since mid-March, kids head back to school this morning. The province and its various school divisions have developed a plan which they believe will be successful as efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic continue. For teachers, they come back with some anxiety, but Saskatchewan Teachers Federation president Patrick Maze says they […]
There is still a tremendous sense of anxiety amongst Saskatchewan’s teachers about what is going to happen when classes resume in just a couple of weeks time. Saying inadequate measures are in place, some are talking about not working because of safety issues they face with options being looked at to reinforce their stance. Saskatchewan […]
