As teachers plan a so-called day of action Monday in the wake of government announcing legislating a new contract, some parents are starting to show frustration. "Teachers don't take into account what the parents have to go through." Maple Ridge father Alan Richards started a Facebook page protesting the teachers' job action of not writing report … [Read more...]
The BC Teachers Federation is blasting the idea of a legislated end to contract dispute.
February 23, 2012 by
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 … [Read more...]
Legislated end coming to BCTF dispute
February 23, 2012 by
Education Minister George Abbott says he is greatly disappointed. The province and the BC Teachers' Federation have not been able to sort out their differences at the bargaining table. The government fact-finder appointed to review the BC teachers' dispute has found it very unlikely that the two sides will come to an agreement. Talks have been … [Read more...]
District Chair wants teachers legislated back to work
February 7, 2012 by
One Lower Mainland school board chair says it's time for a legislative contract to settle the negotiations between BC teachers and the BC Public School Employers Association. Chair of the Coquitlam District, Melissa Hyndes, says the District hasn't been able to move forward in the way it would like because administrators and business managers have … [Read more...]
