Sask. teachers, province to resume contract negotiations
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The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) and provincial government will be returning to the bargaining table.
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) and provincial government will be returning to the bargaining table.
STF president Samantha Becotte made the announcement during a news conference on Friday, saying that the Teachers’ Bargaining Committee (TBC) will have a new mandate from the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) to review.
The two sides have not sat down since February.
“We have been assured that the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee has a new mandate to properly address all of the issues important to teachers,” Becotte said in a news release.
Among teachers' most important concerns has been classroom size and complexity.
Becotte added the TBC believes this is a positive step forward by the government.
Negotiations are expected to resume between the two sides on Tuesday.
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