The BC Public School Teacher’s Association has created a report titled “Bargaining, Options, and Moving Forward”. From the report: Executive Summary Bargaining in the K-12 public education sector is never a stand alone exercise. Collective bargaining in our sector has yielded mixed results in terms of the bargaining process. There …
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Matt Pearce, from the Prince George District Teachers’ Association (PGDTA), stated that if there are any parents who are having difficulty contacting their children’s teacher or teachers to discuss how their child is doing, to please contact the PGDTA. Teachers are being encouraged to communicate with parents, even during the …
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According to Tuesday’s PG Citizen: …Prince George and District Teachers Association president Matt Pearce said Thursday that [ongoing job action] won’t stop teachers from helping to organize the runs. “We don’t have any intention of [impacting] extracurricular activities like the Terry Fox Run,” Pearce said. … Pearce said the only …
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September 12, 2011 District Parent Advisory Council Superintendent’s Speaking Notes Welcome and Thank You We really appreciate your interest, donation of time and expertise in the service of students and school. You are a valued partner! Strike or “Job Action” I have attached the British Columbia Labour Relations …
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“Teachers have decided to take job action in an attempt to reach a new collective agreement and have illegally stripped resources returned to our schools. We have deliberately chosen to structure our job action to have maximum impact on our employer while having minimum impact on students and parents. We …
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A Labour Relations Board mediator’s advice has stated that: “Given that the current dispute is at the beginning of the school year, and given that the parties experienced a two-week withdrawal of services in October of 2005 without any evidence of ‘serious and immediate disruption to the provision of education …
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According to the Prince George Citizen’s editorial on Friday, September 9th: Prince George’s district is one of only four in the province whose union staff is taking action by refusing to perform administrative duties – which could lead to missing report cards if left too long – as well as …
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http://www.bctf.ca/NewsReleases.aspx Press release from BCTF: As the new school year begins, BC teachers are disappointed that the employer has not returned to the bargaining table with a mandate to invest in public education through enhanced funding for services to students and a fair increase to wages and benefits for teachers. …
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B.C. students returning to school next month will likely face a reduction of services but a prolonged teachers’ strike isn’t something the government will let stand for long, said Education Minister George Abbott. Abbott told reporters Tuesday he’s not optimistic that a contract agreement between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and …
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