Sask. teachers stage second one-day strike within a week

Teachers in Saskatchewan are back on the picket lines Monday as part of a second one-day walk off within a week.

Teachers in Saskatchewan are back on the picket lines Monday as part of a second one-day walk off within a week.

The goal is to get the government to the bargaining table to discuss classroom size and complexities.

Something the province has said it strongly feels does not belong at the bargaining table and an issue it says has been addressed with increased funding and new program announcements and pilot projects.

An independent conciliator's report said the two topics are something that could be discussed at the bargaining table.

There are over 35 “demonstration sites” set up across the province on Monday where teachers will be picketing, according to a news release from the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) on Friday.

Teachers last walked off the job on Jan. 16, Monday’s job action was announced the following day.

STF president Samantha Becotte will join several picket lines in Saskatoon the release said.