GORMLEY - SASKATCHEWAN TEACHERS SANCTION VOTE - JANUARY 31

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation will hold a sanctions vote in mid-February to determine whether to allow job action, saying last week's conciliation talks ended in failure. STF President Patrick Maze, who endorsed the bargaining committee's recommendation for the sanctions vote, says their members have been clear that "class complexity and salary are the two most important issues," and the government has been unwilling to budge on either front. Maze joins Gormley now to discuss the upcoming vote, and what type of action may result.

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Education Minister Gordon Wyant joins Gormley to respond to the sanctions vote announcement. Wyant says the government bargaining committee felt progress was being made during their recent talks, and says the vote may be premature as they're still waiting for the report from the conciliation panel.