SASKATCHEWAN TEACHERS' FEDERATION
Binding Arbitration Delivers Historic Ruling for Saskatchewan Students, Teachers

The Arbitration Board has determined that class complexity will be included as a new article in the Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement.

"The collective efforts of so many people throughout the province brought attention to the issues facing Saskatchewan students. This is a hard-won first step to ensure these critical issues will be addressed," says Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Samantha Becotte. "This decision is a decade in the making and will have a significant impact on students, teachers and the future of public education in Saskatchewan. I am endlessly proud of and inspired by the teachers and families of this province, and their efforts to improve learning conditions for students and working conditions for teachers."

In its decision, the Board directed the Teachers' Bargaining Committee and Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee to agree on collective agreement language for the class complexity provisions. If the two sides cannot come to an agreement, it will be referred back to the Arbitration Board.

"We welcome the chance to work with the GTBC to finalize this important language," says Becotte. "We appreciate the dedication and professionalism the Board demonstrated throughout this process."

Prior to this, the collective agreements of every teacher organization in Canada, except for Alberta and Saskatchewan, contain clauses directly addressing class size, class composition, and/or violence-free work environments.

A class complexity fund of $20 million per year will be in addition to all other provincial funding.  On the issue of salary, teachers have been awarded an increase of 9 percent over three years: 4 percent retroactive to September 1, 2023; 3 percent retroactive to September 1, 2024; and 2 percent as of September 1, 2025.