Teachers seek help from conciliation board

HALIFAX – The union that represents Nova Scotia’s public school teachers has asked the provincial government to appoint a conciliation board to

help end a simmering labour dispute that could lead to a strike in early December. Union members voted 96 per cent in favour of strike action on Tuesday. The vote took place after union members rejected a tentative agreement on Oct. 4 – the second such vote in the last year. Liette Doucet, president of the

Nova Scotia Teachers Union, issued a statement yesterday saying the teachers don’t want to strike. Under the Teachers Collective Bargaining Act, the appointment of a conciliation board won’t happen unless both the union and the government request such a move. If the government agrees, there can be no job action while the board is at work.