Saskatchewan teachers announce more job action in impasse over contact talks

REGINA — Saskatchewan teachers are planning more job action next week as negotiations for a new contract remain at an impasse.

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says it’s withdrawing voluntary noon-hour supervision Monday and Tuesday at some school divisions.

The union says it’s disappointed the governing Saskatchewan Party has rejected an offer to go into binding arbitration. 

Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill says the province won’t do that because issues of classroom size and additional supports should not be in the collective agreement. 

The teachers want those kinds of issues addressed in the new contact.

The union says it may take future job action, such as cancellations of sporting events and field trips. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 15, 2024.

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