Nova Scotia teachers ask labour minister to name mediator to resolve dispute
HALIFAX — The union representing Nova Scotia’s public school teachers took the next step in an increasingly fractious contract dispute Thursday, asking the provincial labour minister to appoint a mediator in an effort to stave off job action early next month.
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union announced via Twitter late in the day that president Liette Doucet had asked Labour Minister Kelly Regan to appoint a mediator to handle the dispute.
There was no immediate response from the government.
The union’s request came shortly after Premier Stephen McNeil announced the launch of a government advertising campaign to explain its position in the simmering impasse.