Enough is enough: Sask. teachers bring strike line to the legislature [Video]

Approximately 3,500 teachers brought a strike line to the Saskatchewan legislature Monday morning, interrupting the first day of the spring legislative session.

“It’s line-to-line foot traffic of people circling the building,” Regina Catholic Schools Teachers’ Association president Chris Kampman said. “It’s teachers, it’s community members, it’s respectful, it’s peaceful. How do you ignore something like this?”

Teachers from Regina Public Schools, Regina Catholic Schools, the Prairie South School Division, the Holy Family Catholic School Division and the South East Cornerstone School Division, as well as teachers from Conseil des écoles fransaskoises and the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre, made up Monday’s rotating strike, continuing job action and a push for bargaining.

“We find ourselves in a frustrating place, obviously, still trying to get that same message out,” Kampman said. “We are looking for contract language that reflects class size and composition and we are still waiting for that.”

Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federationpresident Samantha Becotte said residents have sent more than 110,000 emails …