Teachers striking in front of MLA Alana Ross’ office in Prince Albert. (Jaryn Vecchio/paNOW Staff)

By paNOW Staff

SASK TEACHERS

Teachers Federation to announce further job action

Jan 29, 2024 | 9:36 AM

The next stage of job action from Saskatchewan teachers will be announced in a matter of hours.

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) is holding a news conference Monday afternoon to announce further job action.

This comes after two, one-day strikes were held across the province on Jan. 16 and Jan. 22.

The STF has said that contract negotiations have stalled with the province, as the union wants to have class size and complexity included in negotiations, but the province does not.

During the second strike last Monday, Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said the job action is the teachers’ union’s decision.

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“Ultimately, job action is the choice of union leadership,” he said. “Unfortunately, we have union leadership at the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation that just does not want to come back to the bargaining table.”

Cockrill noted the province believes it had “a fair deal” on the table for teachers.

“We are happy to negotiate that, as we have with several other public sector unions all across government,” he said.

Cockrill noted the province is working on numerous other bargaining agreements for various sectors but the teachers’ union is the only group not at the negotiation table.

The announcement from the STF is scheduled for 1 p.m.

–With files from battlefordsNOW

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