The BC Teachers Federation is blasting the government as they prepare legislation to end the contract dispute.
BCTF President Susan Lambert calls the governments move towards legislation a bullying tactic, adding she can only conclude the government never intended to bargain with teachers.
Lambert says they want the BC Public Schools Employers Association to join them in going to mediation.
Lambert said “and failing that if BCPSEA refuses to enter into mediation we are going to ask the LRB to appoint a mediator and we are even contemplating asking for arbitration should that be necessary we want to exhaust every avenue to find a respectful solution to the dispute in this round of bargaining.”
She says she must consult with her members to determine what happens next.
But she’s not ruling out a full scale strike.