The attached files are materials supplied by the BCPSEA, and the BCTF: The Hansard (transcript of what is said in the Legislature) also makes for some interesting reading: http://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard/39th4th/H20301y.htm Search for “BILL 22 — EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT”, as there is some discussion of other matters before this bill. More interesting …
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SD 57 Prince George – school facilities open. Students should not attend school but any that do will be given access to warm, secure room while principals make contact with parents/guardians to get students home. Requesting parents keep children at home. No bus service. Note that Friday, March 9th, is …
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School District 57 letter, as of March 1, 2012: http://www.sd57.bc.ca/fileadmin/cao.sd57.bc.ca/FORM_AND_DOCUMENTS/2012.03.01_Letter_to_parents_re_strike.pdf FAQ from School District: 2012.03.01 Teacher strike, FAQ School District letter as of February 28, 2012: http://www.sd57.bc.ca/fileadmin/sites/hr.sd57.bc.ca/Forms/2012.02.29_Supt_Letter_to_Parents_re_Job_Action_2.pdf http://bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/20120301_104311071_No%202012-07%20Essential%20Services%20Update%20-%20BCTF%20Serves%20Notice%20-%20no%20letter%20template.pdf According to the Labour Relations Board, during any job action BCTF members will not picket, block access or egress or otherwise …
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http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2012/02/act-sets-k-12-improvements-cooling-off-and-mediation.html http://bctf.ca/NewsReleases.aspx?id=25663
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Feb. 29, 2012 Ministry of Education MEDIA ADVISORY VICTORIA – Education Minister George Abbott will be available to engage teachers and parents directly via Twitter today for a noon hour “Twitter Chat” about Bill 22, the Education Improvement Act. This is an opportunity to provide information and to discuss the …
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The B.C. Labour Relations Board has decided – teachers may strike for up to three consecutive days, if they give two days notice. After that, they may walk off the job one day a week. The LRB decision can be found here: http://www.vancouversun.com/pdf/62039_Int.Order.feb.28.2012.pdf The government has put forward a bill …
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The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation will seek approval for a full-scale strike when it appears Monday night before the B.C. Labour Relations Board. A special hearing is to begin at 6:30 p.m. local time and continue into the night, with a decision expected as early as Tuesday morning. http://www.canada.com/teachers+seek+approval+full+scale+strike/6217617/story.html …
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http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/20120224_050911833_No%202012-05-KJ-Essential%20Services%20Update%20-%20BCTF%20vote%20-%20escalation%20of%20strike.pdf http://bctf.ca/NewsReleases.aspx On Tuesday and Wednesday, February 28 and 29, teachers across BC will vote on whether to escalate the limited “teach only” job action to a full-scale walkout. Results of the vote will be made public on Thursday, March 1. Interesting Vaughn Palmer column: http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/columnists/story.html?id=d006d1e2-3c44-4876-9141-154f5c1ee92e
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As widely expected, a government-appointed fact finder has concluded there is little possibility of a negotiated agreement between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/no-hope-for-negotiated-settlement-in-bc-teachers-dispute/article2347620/ Actual 19 page report – http://www.gov.bc.ca/citz/down/BCPSEA_BCTF_collective_bargaining_Feb232012.pdf More information: http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/publications/bulletins/teacher-bargaining-bulletin.aspx? http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Education/2012/02/21/BCTF-decries-second-decade-of-cuts-in-BC-schools/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/22/b-c-teachers-plan-day-of-action-monday/
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One blank report card was enough. That seems to be the conclusion of the B.C. Education Ministry, which has decided not to issue another directive for schools to produce report cards with next-to-no information. In a recent letter to superintendents, deputy minister James Gorman advised that they are excused from a legal obligation to provide …
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