Description: Teachers in B.C. are planning protests in the face of a provincial government plan to legislate an end to their job action. Source: CTV Date: 02/27/2012 Link: http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120227/bc_teachers_federation_day_of_action_120227/20120227/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome Related links: Victoria Times-Colonist story Vancouver Sun column Earlier update B.C. Teachers’ Federation B.C. Ministry of Education B.C. Public School Employers’ Association Questions for discussion: What… Read more »
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Government hints at legislated end to B.C. teachers’ dispute
Description: B.C. Education Minister George Abbott says B.C. teachers and their employer are “oceans apart” and suggests the dispute won’t be “settled happily.” Source: The Victoria Times-Colonist Date: 02/10/2012 Link: http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Teachers+bosses+ocean+apart/6132362/story.html Related links: B.C. government appoints fact finder Press releases from government, B.C. Teachers’ Federation Earlier update B.C. Public School Employers’ Association B.C. Teachers’ Federation… Read more »
B.C. teachers win decision on job action
Description: The B.C. Labour Relations Board has dismissed an application by school employers to force teachers to fill out report cards, as a contract dispute continues. Source: The Victoria Times-Colonist Date: 11/30/2011 Link: http://www.timescolonist.com/business/teachers+score+battle+over+report+cards/5788212/story.html Related links: CBC story Story on talks breaking off Labour Relations Board decision (pdf) B.C. Teachers’ Federation B.C. Public School Employers’… Read more »
Court finds B.C. ‘gag law’ unconstitutional
Description: The B.C. Appeal Court has agreed with a number of unions that a B.C. government attempt to restrict third-party election advertising is unconstitutional. Source: The Vancouver Sun Date: 10/20/2011 Link: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Union+hails+ruling/5578606/story.html Related links: CBC story The Appeal Court ruling Statements from the B.C. Teachers’ Federation Statement from the B.C. Nurses’ Union The B.C. Election… Read more »
B.C. teachers take limited job action
Description: Members of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation are refusing to perform some tasks, such as attending staff meetings and writing report cards. Source: The Vancouver Sun Date: 09/06/2011 Link: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/teachers+labour+feud+clouds+school+year+education+minister+says/5355700/story.html Related links: CTV story B.C. Public School Employers’ Association B.C. Ministry of Education B.C. Teachers’ Federation Earlier update on Supreme Court of Canada decision Questions… Read more »
B.C. court rules teachers’ bargaining law unconstitutional
Description: The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that the B.C. government violated teachers’ Charter rights in 2002 when it passed a law that removed clauses that included limits on class size from the B.C. Teachers’ Federation’s collective agreement. Source: The Vancouver Sun Date: 04/14/2011 Link: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Teachers+regain+right+bargain+class+size/4613527/story.html Questions for discussion: Which Charter rights did the court… Read more »
