The week off school hasn’t ignited any sort of talks between the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation, and the provincial government’s bargaining team to try and end the labour dispute which has seen multiple levels of job action over the last few weeks.
Teachers will not come to the bargaining table unless the provincial government agrees to bargain over “class size, and class complexity”. So far, the Sask Party Government has refused to give its negotiators that mandate. Instead, the government is pushing funds to the school divisions so they can work out the best way to tackle the issue on a division by division level.
The STF has been announcing what action its members will be taking 48 hours in advance, as is the law.
On Monday, there will be a province wide ban on extra-curricular activities. That means teachers will not take part in things like sports, drama, music, band, science clubs, intramurals, rehearsals, student leadership activities, planning for graduation celebrations, book fairs, and other clubs and activities. All extracurricular activities that take place before school, during lunch hour, after school and in the evening are included.
Teachers will also continue their rotating strikes a various school divisions on Monday.
The divisions effected are: All schools in Northern Lights School Division, all schools in Northwest School Division,
all schools in Prairie South School Division, all schools in Saskatoon Public Schools and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, and all schools in Living Sky School Division, Light of Christ Catholic School Division and Sakewew High School (North Battleford).
Tuesday, teachers will change the targets of their rotating strikes to the following schools:
Association des enseignantes et enseignants fransaskois – École Boréale (Ponteix)
- All schools in Chinook School Division
- All schools in Île à la Crosse School Division
- All schools in Lloydminster Public School Division and Lloydminster Catholic School Division
- All schools in Northwest School Division
- All schools in Prairie Valley School Division
- Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre – North West Campus (Neilburg), South West Campus
(Swift Current)
Teachers will be withdrawing lunchtime supervision at the following schools on Tuesday:
Holy Trinity Teachers’ Association – All schools in Holy Trinity Catholic School Division
- All schools in Horizon School Division
- All schools in North East School Division
- All schools in Regina Catholic Schools
- All schools in South East Cornerstone School Division
The refusal to perform lunchtime supervision has meant most school division send kids home for the day at lunchtime.
Tuesday, teachers will be withdrawing from extra curricular activities, also on a rotating basis. The schools impacted are:
- All schools in Creighton School Division
- All schools in Horizon School Division
- All schools in Prairie South School Division
- All schools in Regina Catholic Schools
- All schools in Regina Public Schools
The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation has already announced more rotating strikes, and bans on lunch supervision and extra curricular activities for Wednesday.
As always, check with your local school, or school division webpage to keep up with the latest developments on which areas teachers will be targeting.
