2011-12

#27 Teachers win legal victory on extra-curricular activities, June 18, 2012

CCD User1 — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:47:25 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 27 June 18, 2012 PDF format Teachers win legal victory on extra-curricular activities The Labour Relations Board on June 15, 2012 affirmed that teachers do indeed have the right to withdraw their participation in vol

#26, Teachers affirm support for the Action Plan, April 19, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:32:46 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #26 April 19, 2012 PDF format Teachers affirm support for the Action Plan A province wide vote has brought members together in a strong endorsement of the resistance strategy adopted by the AGM. The actions of this government,

#25, Report Cards, April 13, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:53:43 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #25 April 13, 2012 PDF format Report Cards Dear colleague, From September 6 to March 16, we were in Phase 1 of job action. This phase, ordered by the Labour Relations Board, specified that teachers would not prepare and dis

#24, BCTF asks mediator to withdraw, April 4, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:34:00 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #24 April 4, 2012 PDF format BCTF asks mediator to withdraw From the outset, the BCTF has had many concerns over the appointment of Dr. Charles Jago as mediator under the terms of Bill 22. It appears from infor

#23, A plan is in place, March 27, 2012

CCD User1 — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:37:14 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 23 March 27, 2012 PDF format A plan is in place Delegates to the BCTF AGM showed their strong resolve and determination to resist the imposition of Bill 22 by adopting a strong plan of action. The plan encompasses a number

#22, Province-wide vote postponed, March 8, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:52:15 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #22 March 8, 2012 PDF format Province-wide vote postponed The province-wide vote that had been scheduled for March 9 has been postponed. In the meantime, Phase 1 continues. The BCTF Executive Committee is preparing a comprehensive

#21, Courage, strength, principles, March 1, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:45:31 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #21 March 1, 2012 PDF format Courage, strength, principles Teachers of BC have voted to stand together—87 % in favour of escalating the job action to full withdrawal of services. This is not an action teachers take lightly, yet we

#20, A Yes vote: Teachers have voted, February 29, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:55:04 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #20 February 29, 2012 PDF format A Yes vote: Teachers have voted A province-wide vote of the membership of the BCTF has shown that thousands of teachers are determined to resist the imposition of a legislated contract settlem

#19, Worse than expected, February 28, 2012

IS User1 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:48:10 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #19 February 28, 2011 PDF format Worse than expected Under the guise of a “cooling off period” the government has taken aim at the teachers of BC. The bullying legislation, ironically titled “The Education Improvement Act” w

#18, Labour Relations Board rules teachers may legally escalate job action, February 28, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:38:16 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #18 February 28, 2012 PDF format Labour Relations Board rules teachers may legally escalate job action The BC Labour Relations Board has ruled that BCTF members may initiate job action up to and including a full withdrawal

#17, BCTF calls for a LRB mediator, February 21, 2012

CCD User1 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:03:32 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 17 February 21, 2012 PDF format BCTF calls for a LRB mediator More information on MyBCTF portal The BCTF has applied for a LRB mediator in an attempt to resolve the current bargaining situation. The BCTF had three m

#16, Be in the loop!, February 15, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:05:50 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #16 Febuary 15, 2012 PDF format Be in the loop! Our attempts to negotiate a collective agreement are reaching a critical stage. Months of effort by the BCTF have been met with no interest from the employer in anything oth

#15, Government orders report into our bargaining, February 13, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:19:51 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #15 February 13, 2012 PDF format Government orders report into our bargaining In a surprise announcement, Minister of Labour Margaret MacDiarmid has informed the BCTF that she has asked for a report on the likelihood of a ne

#14, A decade of cuts and lost barginaing rights, January 25, 2012

CCD User1 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:41:43 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #14 January 25, 2012 PDF format A decade of cuts and lost bargaining rights On Friday, January 27, teachers across BC are wearing black to mark the 10th anniversary of Bills 27 and 28 which stripped collective agreements of class-

#13, January 28: A dark decade for public education in BC, January 19, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:27:10 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 13 January 19, 2012 PDF format January 28: A dark decade for public education in BC Saturday January 28 marks the 10th anniversary of Bills 27 and 28, which stripped our collective agreements of class-size, composition, a

#12, New reduced package to kick-start negotiations table, January 17, 2012

CCD User1 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:49:47 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 12 January 17, 2012 PDF format New reduced package to kick-start negotiations tabled In an effort to break the logjam in the ongoing labour dispute, today the BC Teachers’ Federation is bringing a new reduced package of propo

#11, Pathways to Personalization conference: A no go, January 6, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:49:53 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #11 January 6, 2011 PDF format Pathways to participation conference: A no go The BCTF has declined an invitation from the British Columbia School Superintendents Association to attend their winter conference: Pathways to Pers

#10, The Labour Relations Board dismisses the latest application by BCPSEA, November 30, 2011

CCD User1 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:54:58 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 10 November 30, 2011 PDF format The Labour Relations Board dismisses the latest application by BCPSEA The LRB has dismissed an application by BCPSEA to compel teachers to do report cards and to fine the BCTF 15% of teachers’ sal

#9, Education renewal brings nothing new, November 3, 2011

CCD User1 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:01:14 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 9 November 3, 2011 PDF forma Education renewal brings nothing new Set against a background statement of unremitting change, BC’s Education Plan announced by Minister George Abbott contains beguiling language b

#8, Voice of teachers’ diminished on new Teachers’ Council, October 27, 2011

CCD User1 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:42 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 8 October 27, 2011 PDF format Voice of teachers’ diminished on new Teachers’ Council B ill 12, the Teachers Act , repeals the former Teaching Profession Act and dissolves the BC College of Teachers. It

#7, BCPSEA makes application to the LRB, October 27, 2011

CCD User1 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:08:57 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 7 October 27, 2011 PDF format BCPSEA makes application to the LRB Following weeks of threatening a response to teachers’ job action, BCPSEA made an application to the Labour Relations Board to vary the essential services or

#6, BC Court of Appeal issues another rebuke to government, October 21, 2011

CCD User1 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:10:46 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #6 October 21, 2011 PDF format BC Court of Appeal issues another rebuke to government Teachers have scored yet another win in their challenge to Bill 42, the infamous “gag law” which the provincial government enacted the spr

#4, BCTF calls for government to enter into genuine negotiations, October 12, 2011

Joanne Enquist — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:45:23 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 #4 October 12, 2011 PDF format BCTF calls for government to enter into genuine negotiations In a ruling issued today from the BC Supreme Court, Madam Justice Griffin reaffirmed that Bills 27 and 28 are unconstitutional

#4, Government announcements experimenting with students' futures, October 5, 2011

Joanne Enquist — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:21:40 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 4 October 5, 2011 PDF format Government announcements experimenting with students' futures The most glaring omission in the throne speech, delivered on October 3, was the repeal of Bills 27 and 28. Thi

#3, Bills 27 and 28 talks between BCTF and government stall, September 13, 2011

CCD users — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:51:03 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 3 September 13, 2011 PDF format Bills 27 and 28 talks between BCTF and government stall After five meetings with the government-appointed representative responsible for dealing with the repercussions of the court decisi

#2, LRB delivers a further decision, September 8, 2011

CCD users — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:28:49 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 2 September 8, 2011 PDF format LRB delivers a further decision The Labour Relations Board issued a further decision at the end of last week completing its work on the 2005 essential services designations for teacher

#1, BCTF serves strike notice, August 31, 2011

Joanne Enquist — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:22:06 GMT

BCTF School Staff Alert 2011-12 # 1 August 31, 2011 PDF format BCTF serves strike notice BCTF President Susan Lambert announced today that strike notice is being served. As of Tuesday, September 6 BCTF members begin Phase 1 of our legal and LRB sanctioned “