News
May 31, 2024
Negotiations to Resume Wednesday for Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement
News Release
Negotiations will resume Wednesday, June 5 for a new provincial collective bargaining agreement after an invitation by the Teachers’ Bargaining Committee to return to the bargaining table was accepted by the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee.
May 30, 2024
Saskatchewan Teachers Reject Tentative Agreement
News Release
The majority of teachers in Saskatchewan have voted against a tentative Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Teachers’ Bargaining Committee and Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee. In voting held Wednesday and Thursday, 55 percent of teachers opposed the agreement, with 88 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot.
May 23, 2024
Tentative Agreement for Saskatchewan Teachers
News Release
Now that two virtual meetings with members are complete, details of the tentative Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Teachers’ Bargaining Committee and Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee are being made available to the public.
May 16, 2024
Saskatchewan Teachers Renew Mandate for Job Sanctions
News Release
Teachers have once again shown their resolve for implementing job sanctions, should the Government of Saskatchewan and Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee once again refuse to bargain in good faith on a provincial collective agreement. After two days of voting on May 15 and 16, 83 percent of teachers cast a vote, with 95 percent of voters supporting further sanctions, if needed.
May 10, 2024
Teachers to Vote on Renewed Sanctions Mandate
News Release
On May 15 and 16, Saskatchewan teachers will vote on giving the STF Executive a mandate to implement sanctions beyond the current school year, as the existing mandate expires on June 30, 2024. The goal of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is to reach a new provincial collective bargaining agreement at the negotiating table without further interruptions to students and families, but after a year of strained negotiations, the STF must prepare for the possibility that government’s intransigence could continue into the next school year now that its final offer has been decisively rejected by teachers. The mandate resulting from the upcoming sanctions vote will be in effect until an agreement is reached.
May 9, 2024
Saskatchewan Teachers Overwhelmingly Reject Government’s Final Offer
News Release
In resounding fashion, the teachers of Saskatchewan have voted against the final offer put forward by the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee for a provincial collective bargaining agreement. Ninety percent of voters opposed the GTBC’s final offer, with 92.2 percent of Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation members casting a vote over a two-day period on May 8 and 9.
April 25, 2024
Saskatchewan Teachers Celebrate Arbos Award Recipients
News Release
Through the 2024 Arbos awards, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is celebrating three individuals for the scope, impact and significance of their contributions to public education and the teaching profession. Gerry Craswell, Fay Humbert and Derek Hyland are this year’s recipients of the Arbos awards, the highest honour the Federation can bestow upon a teacher or individual working in education.
April 24, 2024
Resilience in Stressful Times
Pension & Benefits
Keep in mind that stress doesn’t always get better on its own. You may have to actively work on it, especially if the stress you have been facing is prolonged or intense. The following stress management techniques may help:
National Pharmacare Coming Soon
Pension & Benefits
On February 29, 2024, the federal government introduced Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, to Parliament. It lays out the principles for the first phase of a national universal pharmacare in Canada. This is not in place yet, but we’d like to tell you what we know about it so far.