On November 10, a meeting of representatives from six locals of
the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) passed a unanimous motion
in support of the "courageous action undertaken by Ontario's
teachers in defence of public education." Jim Boudreau, President
of the Guyborough NSTU local, said that public education cannot
tolerate repeated reductions in funding.
Boudreau states in a press release that the delegates to the
meeting, representing more than 2,500 teachers, are calling on
all concerned citizens "to remain vigilant and oppose government
actions which seek to disguise cost-cutting measures as
legitimate educational `reform. Paul Melong, president of the
Antigonish local said that the Ontario teachers played an
important role in making parents and the public aware of the
potential damages inherent in Bill 160. Describing the protest of
the Ontario teachers as a "tremendous effort to displace that
bill," Melong said the Nova Scotia teachers hope that "honest
education reform will take precedence over economic agendas."
TML DAILY, 11/12/97
Shawgi Tell
Graduate School of Education
University at Buffalo
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