Sask. teachers suspend all job action ahead of new round of negotiations
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The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation has suspended all job action after being invited to resume negotiations by the province.
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation has suspended all job action after being invited to resume negotiations by the province.
“We welcome the opportunity to return to the bargaining table to discuss teachers’ proposals and the important issues facing education in Saskatchewan,” STF President Samantha Becotte said in a news release.
“We are hopeful that the GTBC’s new mandate will allow for productive negotiations that will address the needs of students and teachers.”
Effective immediately, the federation has suspended all of its planned job action – including a provincial-wide strike scheduled for Thursday over noon hour supervision.
The STF and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) are scheduled to meet on Monday, Feb. 12 in Saskatoon.
Minister of Education Jeremy Cockrill took to X late Thursday afternoon to announce the new mandate in an effort to get back to the bargaining table.
“We have authorized the GTBC to offer a new mandate to either negotiate an extension of the current salary offer or to negotiate a deal that would see teachers receive the same annual salary adjustments under the same salary formula that MLAs receive,” Cockrill said in the pre-recorded message.
