Bill 22 hurts students and attacks teachers’ rights 

Bill 22 makes working and learning conditions even worse 

• repeals and reintroduces parts of Bills 27/28 that stripped class-size and composition contract language and were ruled unconstitutional by the BC Supreme Court
• wipes out virtually all current class-size and composition limits found in the School Act (Bill 33)
• no limits on number of students with special needs in a class
• no limit of numbers of students in Grades 4 to 12
• no consultation with teachers about their classes
• no public accountability for school boards 

Bill 22 means no collective bargaining 

• legislates net zero, no salary or benefit improvement, or anything that has a cost
• ends free collective bargaining by imposing a government-appointed “mediator” who must operate under a narrow government mandate focused on employer concessions
• the mediator is bound by net zero 
• concessions regarding seniority, post and fill, layoff and recall, evaluation and dismissal, control of professional development must be part of the new contract
• makes any strike action an offence subject to heavy fines for members, representatives, and the union
• attacks fundamental Charter right of freedom of association

Bill 22 ignores the BC Supreme Court ruling 

• BC Supreme Court Justice Griffin found contract stripping legislation regarding class size and composition was unconstitutional
• Bill 22 repeals Bills 27 and 28 and then legislates them back into effect
• fails to restore minimum service level guarantees for special education, ESL, teacher-librarians, and other learning specialist teachers
• fails to restore language supporting the integration of students with special needs.