Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Hancock has different take on teacher talks

Alberta teachers did not walk away from talks to freeze salaries as Premier Ed Stelmach stated Monday, according to Education Minister Dave Hancock.

"I have to say the [Alberta Teachers' Association] was there at the table with us trying to work on a solution," Hancock said.

School boards across the province have announced layoffs to deal with budget shortfalls that come from having to fund a previously-negotiated 4.5 per cent bump to teacher salaries.

Read the full story here.

No comments:

Post a Comment