Over 200 teachers, retired teachers and members of other unions are holding a rally on Starrs Road in Yarmouth.
The Yarmouth local of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union organized the information picket.
This is in the wake of the work-to-rule by the NSTU and the on-going labour dispute with the provincial government.
Students were locked out of the classroom yesterday but returned this morning after the province said safety concerns over the work-to-rule were addressed.
There have been calls for Casey’s resignation from the NSTU and the opposition Progressive Conservatives.
The government was set to introduce a bill yesterday that would impose a contract on teachers, but that didn’t happen.
P.C. Argyle-Barrington MLA Chris d’Entremont was at the rally in Yarmouth today.
He says there was a lot of confusion at Province House yesterday.
“It was a very odd day, and to finish it off with no bill and going back home, it doesn’t help anybody to know that the government doesn’t really know what it’s doing.”
Meadowfields gym teacher Louise Doucette says teachers are sticking together.
“We stand together, we support each other, and some changes need to be made.”
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Meadowfields teacher Nicole Albright says it was easy to see job-action coming.
“When all these negotiations started, I kind of had a feeling we would end up here. When things didn’t seem to move, I definitely knew that this was the path we were going to end up on.”
Retired teacher Lloyd Redfurn is supporting the current teachers.
He says the Liberals don’t know what they’re doing.
“It’s like political suicide for the government. How can you even dare to lock kids out of a school like that? That’s not right. It’s just not right. I don’t think they knew what they were doing and I don’t think they know now what they are doing. We’ll see what happens but it’s just not good at this point.”
The rally will continue until 5:30 this afternoon in front of Canadian Tire.
