The Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union says the McNeil Liberals are funding their pre-election campaign on the backs of students and teachers.
President Liette Doucet says teachers had a contract forced on them in the name of ‘fiscal responsibility’ barely two months ago.
She says seeing the muliti-million dollar announcements made over the last few weeks is yet another betrayal by the province.
Doucet says the contract stripped teachers of almost $20 million in salary along with retirement benefits.
She says “No amount of “March madness” spending announcements can disguise the fact that conditions in our classrooms are in steady decline.”
Doucet says while there have been positive changes due to the Council to Improve Classroom Conditions, more still needs to be done.