Prince George Teacher Rally, Thursday May 29 at 4PM : FAIR DEAL RALLY May 2014 2 http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/columnists/geoff-johnson-confusion-chaos-reign-in-teacher-dispute-1.1075877 It has been said that the first casualty of war is truth, but in the playground spat between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Liberal government, the first casualties seem to be the …
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http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-find-better-way-to-negotiate-1.1071958 “If the government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation are putting the welfare of students first, we don’t see the evidence. Despite all the rhetoric about finding a new approach, bargaining has degenerated into the familiar tooth-and-nail nastiness that has characterized contract talks for most of the past 30 years. …
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http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/teacher%20bargaining/Bargaining%20Bulletin/00-MR-Lockout%20Guidelines%20Q%20and%20A%20Extracurricular%20May%2023%202014%20.pdf 1. Does the current BCPSEA partial lockout prevent teachers from continuing their involvement with student extracurricular programs or other volunteer activities? NO. Teachers are welcome to continue their involvement with any extracurricular or volunteer activities of their choice. Nothing in the lockout order prevents any continued or new involvement with such activities. …
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From BCTF – ” Information for parents, guardians, and everyone who cares about Public Education in BC” http://www.bctf.ca/uploadedFiles/Public/Parents/ParentLetter2014-05-22.pdf From BCSPEA – guidelines and questions and answers around lockout: http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/teacher%20bargaining/Bargaining%20Bulletin/00-MR-Strike%20Response%20and%20Lockout%20Guidelines%20Q%20and%20A%20May%2022%202014.pdf
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http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/bc-teachers/teacher-collective-bargaining.aspx There are two major elements of the bargaining. One is wages, and another is class size and composition. The class size and composition proposals are of most interest from a parent perspective, as this is what will directly be affecting our children. BCPSEA proposal – E51: Teacher Workload – Class …
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/same-rhetoric-but-different-rules-in-this-b-c-teachers-strike-1.2650125 From this article: “Stop me if you think you’ve seen this play before. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. government sit down to negotiate a contract. The two sides are miles apart on demands. Negotiations go nowhere and after a contentious period of sniping at each other in …
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http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/teacher%20bargaining/Bargaining%20Bulletin/00-MM-Letter%20to%20BCTF%20Jim%20Iker%20May%2021,%202014.pdf In summary: teachers will not be allowed to do the work that they’re not supposed to be doing as part of the stage 1 job action – not work during recess or lunch, or be at school 45 minutes early or 45 minutes late, in addition to some other …
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http://www.news1130.com/2014/05/20/bctf-escalating-job-action-to-include-rotating-walk-outs http://www.scribd.com/doc/225293244/BC-teachers-to-begin-rotating-strikes-on-Monday-May-26 From School District website: School District officials have received notification of a strike at all School District No. 57 (Prince George) schools next Thursday. Our sources indicate that the local one day strike is part of a series of rotating strikes that will affect learning in all of the province’s …
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http://www.250news.com/blog/view/31968/1/school+district+57++balances+budget+without+job+or+program+cuts http://ckpg.com/school-board-faced-deficit-while-balancing-the-budget-video http://hqprincegeorge.com/good-news-bad-news-situation-when-it-comes-to-school-district-budget/ http://hqprincegeorge.com/sd57-to-partner-up-with-partners-groups-for-more-funding/ http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local/school-board-searches-for-cash-amid-shortfall-1.1060605
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