The Deputy Minister of Education, Rob Currie, says the results of the sanctions vote from the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation do not change the approach to bargaining – the government will continue to bargain in good faith.
As per the conciliator’s recommendation, the Minister of Education is meeting with the Saskatchewan School Boards Association and the STF tomorrow (Tues) morning to discuss class size and composition.
Currie says the government bargaining committee has invited the teachers’ bargaining committee back to the table to negotiate an agreement.

NDP Education critic Carla Beck is worried there is a potential that job action from STF members could turn into a strike.
She says voting 90 per cent in favour of sanctions shows that people want to take action when their concerns are not being addressed.
In this case it’s class size and composition.
Beck says the ball is now in Education minister Gord Wyant’s court to avert a strike.
She hopes the minister will listen to the concerns of the teachers and show a willingness to address the issues, because no one wants a strike.
The Saskatchewan NDP says they are committed to hiring enough teachers and educational assistants so that no kindergarten to grade 3 classroom in Saskatchewan will have more than 24 kids.