VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has appointed a fact finder to find out whether a negotiated settlement can be reached between the teachers’ union and the province’s bargaining agent.
Assistant deputy labour minister Trevor Hughes will meet with Teachers Federations and the Public School Employers’ Association over the next two weeks and provide a report to Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid by Feb. 23.
MacDiarmid is encouraging the union and the employers to reach a resolution to the dispute that has dragged on since last September.
Education Minister George Abbott has not ruled out a legislated end to the stalemate.
Teachers are asking for a 15 per cent wage increase but Abbott has said that won’t happen because of the government’s net-zero wage policy.
As part of their limited strike action, teachers have not written report cards all year and are refusing to do administrative duties.
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