Conciliation talks between the Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union and provincial government resume next week.
Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Karen Casey says three days have been set aside, beginning next Tuesday January 10.
She says she has a lot of hope that a deal can be reached.
“We continue to hear from teachers that working conditions are their concern, so that’s what we’re prepared to talk about. We’ll see how the negotiations go but we’re going in positive, hoping to get an agreement.”
This is the fifth time the two sides have met at the bargaining table.
Casey believes work-to-rule is negatively impacting students but adds, the teachers have the right.
She says she’s disappointed some teachers have refused to write letters of reference for students applying to university or for scholarships under work-to-rule.
