Sanctions have resumed in Saskatchewan schools after teachers rejected the province's proposal to go into binding arbitration and a bargaining impasse was declared last week.
Saskatchewan teachers have started job action indefinitely in a bid to push the province back into bargaining on issues of classroom sizes and student supports. Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation president Samantha Becotte poses for a portrait in Saskatoon, Sask., Friday, April 26, 2024.Saskatchewan teachers have resumed job action in a bid to push the province back into bargaining on issues of classroom sizes and student supports.
Also, they will arrive to school only 15 minutes before the start of the day and will leave 15 minutes after classes end. It says buses will take children home for lunch, but parents must drive them back to school for afternoon classes and also pick them up at the end of the day.The Saskatoon Catholic school division says it has shortened its days and will dismiss students one hour and 20 minutes early.Saskatchewan Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill has said remaining Grade 12 graduations are to go ahead regardless of whether teachers are there.
In talks last week, teachers rejected the province’s proposal to go into binding arbitration, saying they want to negotiate.
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