BCTF @bctf #bced vote details. 33,387 teachers cast ballots (record turnout). 28,809 voted yes. 86% in favour of escalation, if needed. #bcpoli No notice of a full strike has been given as yet – rotating strikes to continue, for the time being.
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http://globalnews.ca/news/1381024/teachers-vote-may-not-prompt-immediate-strike/ …McQuarrie is expecting a successful vote, which she said gives union negotiators more leverage. Completely shutting down the workplace, however, she said would be the “last big thing” teachers could do. Charles Ungerleider, a former B.C. deputy minister of education, said he, too, doesn’t expect an affirmative vote will …
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Friday, June 13 at 7:00pm Hart Community Centre 4900 West Austin Rd., Prince George, British Columbia V2K 5Y8 Grade 7 Dance at the Hart Community Centre A time to celebrate, going from Hart Elementary Schools – Kelly Road Secondary. This is a grade 7 celebration for Heather Park, Hart Highlands, …
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http://bcschools.cupe.ca/www/news/reaches-tentative-provincial-agreement CUPE reaches tentative provincial agreement for K–12 education support workers BURNABY – On Saturday, June 7, 2014 the K-12 Presidents’ Council and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) reached a tentative provincial framework agreement. “We’re pleased to conclude a strong agreement that improves education for students and benefits …
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http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/v8w6x6t BCCPAC is conducting a survey to gain feedback from PACs and parents about the current BC Public School Labour Dispute.
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2014.06.09 SUPERINTENDENT’S SPEAKING NOTES District Parent Advisory Council A. Question and Answers – Strike/Lockout 1. Is there a difference between Government and the Employer – are they not one and the same? From the outside looking in – you may think – YES. However the Provincial Government, Board of Education …
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http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2014/06/information-for-parents-on-the-bctf-strike.html With the possibility that the British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF) will start a full walk out on June 16, 2014, parents are concerned about whether their children will be able to write final exams, receive final report cards, and transition to the next grade or on to post-secondary. The …
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Note – June 13th appears to be a primary report card writing day for a number of schools in SD57: https://sd57dpac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013-2014-Report-Card-Writing-Days.pdf The BCTF has released next week’s rotating strike schedule, with Friday, June 13th being the strike day for the Prince George school district: Tuesday, June 10 61—Greater Victoria Wednesday, …
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http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/06/03/jacob-smith-b-c-public-school-students-are-like-kids-caught-up-in-a-nasty-divorce/ To say a dysfunctional relationship between two parents doesn’t affect the children would be an outrageous lie. The relationship between the BCTF and the province is very much the same and the effects are mostly felt by the students. http://www.theprovince.com/news/Michael+Smyth+Cooling+period+would+help+everyone+teachers+dispute/9900961/story.html Like all school kids and their parents, the school …
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Meeting to be held June 9th, at 7pm, at the Van Bien Training and Development Centre. Link to webconference: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=MBZH9JF3LYWXLUEN9KGGCS78PZ-B8NT&rnd=312576.32488 Agenda – DPAC General Meeting Monday, June 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Van Bien Training and Development Centre 1. Call to order 2. Appointment or election of Secretary 3. Adoption of agenda …
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