It's expected to be another week of strike action in the province
All four major teachers’ unions have been without contracts since Aug. 31, and are all engaged in some form of job action. High school teachers announced last week they would resume their weekly rotating strikes on Tuesday, after not holding any during last week’s exam period.
Unions representing English Catholic teachers and teachers in the French system have bargaining scheduled this week. Unions are asking for wage increases of around two per cent to keep up with inflation, but the government passed legislation last year capping wage hikes for all public sector workers to one per cent for three years. The teachers’ unions and several others are fighting that move in court, arguing it infringes on collective bargaining rights.
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