BCTF 2012 News Release Archives

• BC Supreme Court rules teachers’ claims of mercury poisoning must be reheard, December 5, 2012, 12/5/2012 3:15:46 PM
• Teachers create professional learning opportunities province-wide, October 17, 2012, 10/17/2012 9:36:50 AM
• Provincial government's latest try at gag law ruled unconsitutional, October 4, 2012, 10/4/2012 2:34:01 PM
• BC students short-changed compared to elsewhere in Canada, October 1, 2012, 10/1/2012 10:00:56 AM
• Teachers won’t accept extra cash for oversized classes, 9/4/2012 7:19:07 AM
• Teacher-marathoner calls on colleagues to stop taping over gaps in public education, August 31, 2012, 8/31/2012 11:08:34 AM
• Teachers make a difference in students' lives, August 17, 2012, 8/17/2012 8:45:25 AM
• BC teacher runs 22 marathons in 22 days against Bill 22, July 26, 2012, 7/26/2012 9:49:10 AM
• Teachers ratify agreement, June 29, 2012, 6/29/2012 8:07:21 PM
• BCTF concludes agreement with government, but continues to challenge Bill 22 and assert teachers’ labour rights, June 27, 2012, 6/27/2012 10:03:20 AM
• Teachers reach tentative agreement with government, June 26, 2012, 6/26/2012 9:24:20 PM
• BCTF seeks redress for government inaction on Charter violations, June 19, 2012, 6/19/2012 11:08:57 AM
• Teachers win significant legal victory on extra-curricular activities, 6/15/2012 1:55:23 PM
• School board budget cuts mean over 150 fewer teachers next year, 6/15/2012 8:09:21 AM
• Teachers welcome province-wide strategy to end bullying, June 1, 2012, 6/1/2012 4:23:33 PM
• Teachers support Musqueam campaign to save ancient burial grounds, June 1, 2012, 6/1/2012 12:00:24 PM
• Teachers applaud Cowichan trustees’ strong stand on need for more funding, May 31, 2012, 5/31/2012 10:50:49 AM
• Teachers call for Ministry of Education to maintain funding for adult students, 5/14/2012 10:17:05 AM
• 73% of teachers vote to adopt resistance strategy on Bill 22, 4/20/2012 7:09:46 AM
• Teachers mark first anniversary of Supreme Court win on bargaining rights, April 13, 2012, 4/13/2012 11:12:05 AM
• Citing bias and flawed process, BCTF requests mediator to withdraw, asks LRB to intervene, 4/5/2012 11:35:44 AM
• BC teachers adopt a bold plan of action to resist Bill 22, 3/21/2012 1:10:34 PM
• Teachers re-elect current leadership to carry on resistance to Bill 22, March 20, 2012, 3/20/2012 8:29:48 PM
• Teachers resist Bill 22, as Education Minister sells public schooling for profit, March 18, 2012, 3/18/2012 9:32:45 AM
• New BC Teachers’ Council election botched by Ministry of Education, March 16, 2012, 3/16/2012 2:11:34 PM
• 96th BCTF Annual General Meeting will craft plan to resist Bill 22, March 16, 2012, 3/16/2012 1:50:55 PM
• Education Improvement Act will have the opposite effect in BC schools, March 15, 2012, 3/15/2012 12:01:40 PM
• Teachers' hopes for independent mediation dashed, 3/13/2012 8:29:10 AM
• Teachers reject piece-work scheme for oversized classes, March 9, 2012, 3/9/2012 4:00:45 PM
• Teachers will not be doing retroactive report cards, March 8, 2012, 3/8/2012 5:18:38 PM
• Teachers will withdraw services to protest Bill 22, worsening classroom conditions, March 1, 2012, 3/1/2012 11:24:50 AM
• Teachers vote yes, February 29, 2012, 2/29/2012 10:48:12 PM
• Teachers shocked by Bill 22, a radical assault on our profession, February 28, 2012, 2/28/2012 7:55:56 PM
• Labour Relations Board rules teachers may legally escalate job action, February 28, 2012, 2/28/2012 1:25:23 PM
• Teachers are determined to resolve labour dispute at the table, February 24, 2012, 2/24/2012 6:16:44 PM
• Teachers call for a fair alternative to an imposed contract, February 23, 2012, 2/23/2012 3:01:45 PM
• Budget 2012: The first day of the second decade of cuts in BC schools, February 21, 2012, 2/21/2012 4:52:43 PM
• Teachers call for independent mediator to bring parties closer, resolve labour dispute, February 20, 2012, 2/20/2012 4:05:27 PM
• Teachers' conference to tackle strategies on child and family poverty, February 16, 2012, 2/16/2012 3:40:00 PM
• Teachers will work with fact-finder, despite worries government aims to impose contract , February 9, 2012, 2/10/2012 10:31:01 AM
• A dark day for public education in BC: Teachers mark the 10th anniversary of bills that illegally ripped up contracts, January 26, 2012, 1/26/2012 5:56:34 PM
• Teachers table new reduced package to kick-start negotiations, January 17, 2012, 1/17/2012 12:38:06 PM
• Teachers renew call for child poverty reduction plan in 2012 , January 11, 2012, 1/11/2012 9:03:45 AM