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A dark day for public education in BC: Teachers mark the 10th anniversary of bills that illegally ripped up contracts

January 26, 2012 

Friday, teachers across BC are wearing black to mark the 10th anniversary of the passage of Bills 27 and 28 which ripped up teachers’ collective agreements and eliminated provisions protecting class size, class composition, and services to students with special needs.

“Over a single weekend in January 2002, the BC Liberals wiped out decades of advocacy and sacrifice by teachers and launched a decade of cutbacks, school closures, and untold damage to teaching and learning conditions,” said BCTF President Susan Lambert. “In declaring today a ‘Dark Day for Public Education in BC’ teachers are sending a message to government that it’s time to respect bargaining rights and come to the table to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with teachers.” More...

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