Nova Scotia teachers begin work-to-rule next Monday, don’t plan to strike yet
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia teachers are withdrawing from extracurricular activities as of next Monday as they start work-to-rule, but have no immediate plans to walk off the job altogether.
The union said Monday that teachers will arrive 20 minutes before school and leave 20 minutes after, and not participate in concerts, clubs or any other extracurricular activities. Field trips will be cancelled.
The union is in a legal strike position any time after this coming Saturday in their contract dispute with the provincial government.
“The provincial executive … made the decision to begin job action with work-to-rule instead of a full-out strike,” Liette Doucet, president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, said Monday. “We didn’t want parents to be surprised. We knew that parents were stressed about a full walkout.”


