NSTU

• Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of new three-year contract with salary increase

  In a ratification vote held Wednesday, 91 per cent of Nova Scotia Teachers Union members voted 80.5 per cent in support of the deal.

  Education

  May 23, 2024
  
• N.S. Premier expects tough, ‘but fair’ talks with teachers following strike vote

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said his government plans to be "sincere" when returning to the negotiation table with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union next week.

  Education

  Apr 12, 2024
  
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• Nova Scotia teachers vote 98% in favour of strike mandate as bargaining continues

  Members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union have voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike mandate, in a move the union calls "a resounding wake-up call to government."

  Education

  Apr 11, 2024
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• Teachers in N.S. say they are stretched too thin, one parent ‘nervous’ for future

  As another school year comes to a close in Nova Scotia, the union representing teachers says not enough is being done to address the issue of 'complicated classrooms in 2023.

  Education

  Jun 28, 2023
• Threats made, knife seized at Sackville, N.S. school: Halifax police

  RCMP say officers were called to Leslie Thomas Junior High in Lower Sackville, N.S. on Tuesday afternoon after staff had taken a knife away from a youth.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2023
• Calls grow for universal lunch program as N.S. school year resumes

  The Nova Scotia Liberals and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union are calling on the provincial government to implement a universal school lunch program.

  Education

  Sep 7, 2022
• N.S. teachers’ union ponders how to restore gains taken by unconstitutional law

  The union representing Nova Scotia teachers is pondering options to restore the losses it incurred due to an unconstitutional law that imposed a labour contract on them in 2017.

  Education

  Jun 16, 2022
• 2021-22 school year the most stressful of the pandemic, says outgoing NSTU president

  Paul Wozney of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says there was a 'massive uptick' in the number of teachers accessing mental health support in the second year of COVID in schools.

  Education

  Jun 9, 2022
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• Nova Scotia Teachers Union elects Ryan Lutes as next president

  Ryan Lutes, a mathematics teacher from Halifax West High School, has been elected president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union and assumes office Aug. 1.

  Education

  Jun 2, 2022
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• No clear winner in NSTU presidential election, runoff vote to be held June 2

  The Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) will be holding a runoff election for a new president next week, after Wednesday's vote did not result in a clear winner. 

  Education

  May 25, 2022