Nova Scotia Teachers Union vote for president going to 2nd ballot
The next vote will be held on Thursday, June 2
Teachers in Nova Scotia will need a second ballot to elect the next president of their union after Tuesday's vote didn`t generate the necessary 50 per cent plus one vote tally for a winning candidate.
The two candidates still in the running are Liette Doucet and Wally Fiander, while Damian Hall, Shawn Hanifen, Cyril MacGillivray and Paul Wozney were all dropped from the ballot.
Just over 62 per cent of the 10,300 members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union voted in the electronic vote.
The next vote will take place on Thursday, June 2 and will also be conducted electronically.
The winner will replace Shelley Morse, who's held the job for four years.
Morse did not reoffer. The contract offer from the provincial government for teachers that her negotiating team put forward last fall was rejected by more than 60 per cent of NSTU members.