News release

Province, Teachers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

Education and Early Childhood Development

The province and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union announced today, April 5, they have reached a tentative contract agreement.

"We have reached an agreement that is in the best interests of students and public education," said Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Ramona Jennex. "I want to thank the negotiators for their hard work."

"We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the province," said NSTU president Shelley Morse. "Our provincial executive met today and voted to present the deal to the membership. It is now up to public school teachers to ratify the agreement."

The last provincial agreement with teachers expired July 31, 2012.

Regional meetings with teachers around the province are scheduled for April 9 and April 10. A ratification vote is scheduled for April 18.

Details of the tentative agreement will not be released until it is ratified by union members.

The NSTU represents about 9,000 public school teachers in Nova Scotia.