Bridgewater, N.S. | (580 teachers) and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU)

Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 29, 2021 to July 31, 2024. Signed on March 24, 2022.
Sick leave: 20 days, commencing Aug. 1 in each school year, for every full-time teacher.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family or that of spouse (spouse, fiancée, parent, child, stepchild, stepparent, current mother-in-law, current father-in-law, current son-in-law, current daughter-in-law, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, former guardian, ward, foster-child, same-sex partner. 5 days for death in non-immediate family (current sister-in-law, current brother-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew). Additional 2 days when burial occurs outside province.
Seniority – recall rights: 5 years.
Sample rates of yearly pay (current):
Year of teaching
1
TC3: $51,823
VTC1/TC4: $50,937
VTC2/TC5/ITC: $57,112
VTC3/TC6/ATC1: $63,873
VTC4/TC7/ATC2: $69,515
TC8/ATC3: $74,865
2
TC3: $51,823
VTC1/TC4: $53,335
VTC2/TC5/ITC: $60,164
VTC3/TC6/ATC1: $67,257
VTC4/TC7/ATC2: $72,895
TC8/ATC3: $78,246
3
TC3: $51,823
VTC1/TC4: $55,731
VTC2/TC5/ITC: $63,210
VTC3/TC6/ATC1: $70,638
VTC4/TC7/ATC2: $76,279
TC8/ATC3: $81,630
4
TC3: $51,823
VTC1/TC4: $58,128
VTC2/TC5/ITC: $66,264
VTC3/TC6/ATC1: $74,022
VTC4/TC7/ATC2: $79,662
TC8/ATC3: $85,013
5
TC3: $51,823
VTC1/TC4: $60,526
VTC2/TC5/ITC: $69,314
VTC3/TC6/ATC1: $77,404
VTC4/TC7/ATC2: $83,043
TC8/ATC3: $88,395
6
TC3: $51,823
VTC1/TC4: $62,923
VTC2/TC5/ITC: $72,365
VTC3/TC6/ATC1: $80,785
VTC4/TC7/ATC2: $86,427
TC8/ATC3: $91,776
7
TC3: $56,327
VTC1/TC4: $65,319
VTC2/TC5/ITC: $75,412
VTC3/TC6/ATC1: $84,170
VTC4/TC7/ATC2: $89,810
TC8/ATC3: $95,163
8
TC3: $78,463
VTC1/TC4: $87,552
VTC2/TC5/ITC: $93,192
VTC3/TC6/ATC1: $98,545
9
TC3: $81,514
VTC1/TC4: $90,934
VTC2/TC5/ITC: $96,572
VTC3/TC6/ATC1: $101,926