SASKATOON – School boards across Saskatchewan are pleased that provincial collective bargaining with teachers has concluded with today’s signing of a new collective agreement by the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee and the Teachers’ Bargaining Committee.
“We appreciate all the work that the parties have done to come to an agreement resulting in today’s signing in Saskatoon,” said Dr. Shawn Davidson, president of the SSBA, which represents the province’s 27 school boards.
The details of the agreement will be made public by the signing parties.
As part of the process, the SSBA appoints four individuals to represent school boards as employers on the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee, which also includes five representatives from the Government of Saskatchewan as the funder of education.
“We know there has been a lot of attention on the negotiation of this agreement, within our sector and from members of the public,” said Davidson. “School boards can now move forward with the timely implementation of the agreement and focus on a successful conclusion to the 2024-25 school year.”
School divisions will be working quickly to implement the provisions of the new agreement in their local contexts and understand the implications for their budgets. The province has committed to fully fund the agreement, but determinations of division-specific funding allocations have been awaiting the final agreement language.
“We know there is work ahead for boards related to this agreement,” said Davidson. “We are committed to this work and focussing our collective efforts towards every student having the resources they need to thrive.”