09-11-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com

Sask. Teachers' Federation says bargaining proposals 'do not include' 3.5 per cent wage cut

The federation representing teachers in Saskatchewan says a 3.5 per cent wage decrease is not part of the proposals its members voted to bring to ongoing contract negotiations with the provincial government.
In March, the government announced it wanted to cut pay for public-sector employees by 3.5 per cent as a way to address the provincial deficit, which was pegged at $684.7 million for the first quarter of 2017-18.
“We know that we’ve got a set of proposals that has been passed by
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