Nova Scotia strikes deal with teachers union, job action suspended
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Teachers Union says it will suspend its work-to-rule campaign beginning Monday after reaching a tentative agreement with the provincial government.
Neither side would discuss details of the deal announced Friday, which faces a Feb. 8 ratification vote.
Union president Liette Doucet said the deal was reached early Wednesday, and union executives met all day on Thursday and Friday to discuss it.
She said the union is recommending the tentative agreement be accepted by its 9,300 members. Teachers have twice rejected contract agreements recommended by the union executive, and voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike.