April 19, 2024

Newly appointed civic watchdog welcomed

A prominent Vancouver City Councillor says his main concern about BC's new watchdog for municipal governments was who's paying her salary. Now that's been settled, so Raymond Louie says he's confident Basia Ruta won't find anything wrong with how this city is run, "City of Vancouver, I know, is well run and we just were confirmed by our credit … [Read more...]

Teachers union confused after government appointed mediator cancels meetings

With just one week to go before his own self imposed deadline, government appointed mediator Charles Jago has cancelled meeting's with the teachers union.    That according to BCTF president Susan Lambert who says she is surprised and disappointed when Jago called off two recent mediation meetings.    "We are not back with … [Read more...]

The LRB turns down a BCTF request to remove government appointed mediator.

The Labour Relations Board has rejected a BC Teachers Federation request for the LRB to rule on whether or not to fire a government appointed mediator.  However teachers union vice president Glen Hansman says the fight isn't over yet as the union still feels Doctor Charles Jago is biased.   He said "Well the only thing that the Labour … [Read more...]