Teachers Set to Hold One-Day Strike as Saskatchewan Budget Is Introduced

Teachers Set to Hold One-Day Strike as Saskatchewan Budget Is Introduced
A woman holds a sign while walking at a demonstration site during a province-wide, one-day strike organized by the members of Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation in Saskatoon on Jan. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu
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The union representing Saskatchewan teachers says it’s planning a one-day strike as the provincial budget is introduced on Mar. 20.

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says in a news release that more than 4,000 teachers are set to demonstrate outside the provincial legislature in Regina, while hundreds more are expected to protest elsewhere.

Teachers are to also withdraw support for extracurricular activities on Mar. 21 and Mar. 22.

It’s the latest in a series of moves the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says are necessary to get the province to come to the table and negotiate on smaller classroom sizes and additional supports.

The province has refused to negotiate those items into the collective agreement.

The federation has been engaging in rotating job action since January after contract negotiations broke down.