Hundreds of parents, students, teachers and community members gathered in Halifax’s Grand Parade Monday afternoon in support of teachers who continue to try and negotiate a new contract with the provincial government.
The rally, sponsored by Nova Scotia Parents for Teachers, was just one of many held in Halifax and across the province.
Students gathered at a large protest outside the Nova Scotia legislature Monday morning — both to support their teachers and oppose action being taken by the government amidst the increasingly tense labour dispute between the province and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU).
Students were kept out of schools Monday after Education Minister Karen Casey announced Saturday that schools would be closed to students in response to the NSTU’s plan to work-to-rule beginning this week.
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Casey announced Monday afternoon that schools would be reopening Tuesday after learning the NSTU had changed its work-to-rule regarding student supervision.
Children and parents rallied outside Nova Scotia schools Monday morning in support of their teachers, who still reported for duty.
It will include a two-year wage freeze followed by a three per cent wage increase over the last two years of the contract. It also freezes the long-service award retroactive to April, 2015. The contract will be in place until July, 2019.
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