Mediation: Round Two

WORTH KNOWING
Mediation: Round Two

The Central Table Bargaining Committee (CTBC) met with Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA) representatives and the mediator from January 29 to 30, 2025, to continue mediation.

Discussions between CTBC and TEBA are positive, solution-focused discussions and, as a result, the embargo on information will continue. While specific details cannot be disclosed, your CTBC is committed to a settlement that instills hope in teachers, aiming to prevent further decline in working conditions in the short term and enhance them in the future. The parties signed off on language on aggression and violence in classrooms, addressing a key concern for teachers. Along with increases in compensation, these are critical aspects of finding a path forward for teachers.

The challenge the parties have encountered relates to the provincial government’s budgeting timelines. The province is expected to table its 2025 budget at the end of February. This timeline may affect our capacity to formulate a viable offer from the mediation process as it is challenging to achieve the necessary level of specificity to assess the feasibility of any concepts discussed in mediation without confirmed funding figures from the budget. Once budget amounts are provided to CTBC, we will re-evaluate the embargo as well as the viability of mediation going forward.

Both the English and French versions of the Central Strike FAQ documents are posted on the bargaining update page.
Members of your CTBC will be attending Teachers’ Conventions throughout the province. Teachers are encouraged to stop by the ATA table to chat. Scan the QR code available at the table for access to the ATA’s Member Conviction and Opinion Survey. 

WORTH SHARING
The second round of mediation resulted in positive discussions and sign off on language on aggression and violence in classrooms. Once the province tables its 2025 budget and those amounts are provided to CTBC, the embargo as well as the viability of mediation going forward will be re-evaluated. CTBC will be attending Teachers’ Conventions throughout the province. We thank members for your support through social media postings. Continue to wear Red for Ed. #WeAreATA