2012

BC Supreme Court rules teachers’ claims of mercury poisoning must be reheard, December 5, 2012

CCD User1 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:15:48 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2012 BC Supreme Court rules teachers’ claims of mercury poisoning must be reheard A long legal struggle by six Cranbrook teachers is one step closer to a just resolution after Tuesday’s BC Supreme Court ruling in their favour.

Teachers create professional learning opportunities province-wide, October 17, 2012

CCD User1 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:36:51 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2012 Teachers create professional learning opportunities province-wide Once again this year, the 33 Provincial Specialist Associations within the BCTF are offering a rich array of learning opportunities for teachers across BC.

Provincial government's latest try at gag law ruled unconsitutional, October 4, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:38:09 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2012 Provincial government's latest try at "gag law" ruled unconsitutional The BC Court of Appeal today has ruled that it’s unconstitutional for the provincial government to impose limits on freedom of political expression prior

BC students short-changed compared to elsewhere in Canada, October 1, 2012

CCD User1 — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:00:57 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2012 BC students short-changed compared to elsewhere in Canada British Columbia scores well below Canadian averages for several key education funding indicators, according to a brief to be presented today by the BC Teachers’ Fede

Teachers won’t accept extra cash for oversized classes

Joanne Enquist — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:52:46 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2012 Teachers won’t accept extra cash for oversized classes As the new school year begins, teachers across BC are anxiously wondering about their classes. How many students will I have? What gifts and challenges w

Teacher-marathoner calls on colleagues to stop taping over gaps in public education, August 31, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:08:37 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2012 Teacher-marathoner calls on colleagues to stop taping over gaps in public education North Vancouver teacher Ian Cunliffe has earned the respect and admiration of colleagues across British Columbia after his unprecedented 22

Teachers make a difference in students' lives, August 17, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:45:28 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2012 Teachers make a difference in students' lives PNE is site of launch for new testimonial videos British Columbians don't hesitate to talk about the positive impact that public school teachers have had on their

BC teacher runs 22 marathons in 22 days against Bill 22, July 26, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:50:04 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2012 BC teacher runs 22 marathons in 22 days against Bill 22 His classroom may be closed for the summer, but North Vancouver primary teacher Ian Cunliffe won’t be taking any time off. On August 8, Ian will

Teachers ratify agreement, June 29, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:33:01 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2012 Teachers ratify agreement Members of the BC Teachers’ Federation have voted to ratify the agreement-in-committee reached on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 with the government’s bargaining agent, the BC Public School Employers’ Associ

BCTF concludes agreement with government, but continues to challenge Bill 22 and assert teachers’ labour rights, June 27, 2012

CCD User1 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:15:22 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2012 BCTF concludes agreement with government, but continues to challenge Bill 22 and assert teachers’ labour rights Yesterday the BC Teachers’ Federation concluded an agreement-in-committee with the provincial governm

Teachers reach tentative agreement with government, June 26, 2012

IS User2 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:42:55 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2012 Teachers reach tentative agreement with government This evening, representatives of the BC Teachers’ Federation signed an agreement-in-committee with government’s bargaining agent, the BC Public School Employers’ Association.

BCTF seeks redress for government inaction on Charter violations, June 19, 2012

CCD User1 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:21:51 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2012 BCTF seeks redress for government inaction on Charter violations More than a year after a BC Supreme Court ruling that provincial legislation violated teachers’ Charter rights, the BC Teachers’ Federation h

Teachers win significant legal victory on extra-curricular activities

CCD User1 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:55:25 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2012 Teachers win significant legal victory on extra-curricular activities June 15, 2012 The Labour Relations Board today has affirmed that BC teachers do indeed have the right to withdraw their participation in volunta

School board budget cuts mean over 150 fewer teachers next year

CCD User1 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:09:25 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2012 School board budget cuts mean over 150 fewer teachers next year According to reports from school districts to local teacher associations throughout BC, more than 150 full-time teaching positions will be lost next September

Teachers welcome province-wide strategy to end bullying, June 1, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 23:23:35 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2012 Teachers welcome province-wide strategy to end bullying The BC Teachers’ Federation today welcomed the announcement by the provincial government that it intends to implement a 10-point antibullying strategy. “For many ye

Teachers support Musqueam campaign to save ancient burial grounds, June 1, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:00:26 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2012 Teachers support Musqueam campaign to save ancient burial grounds The BC Teachers’ Federation is adding its voice to those speaking out in support of the Musqueam people’s efforts to protect their sacred site at Marpole

Teachers applaud Cowichan trustees’ strong stand on need for more funding, May 31, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:50:51 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2012 Teachers applaud Cowichan trustees’ strong stand on need for more funding The BC Teachers’ Federation is in full support of the Cowichan School District trustees’ courageous decision to pass a budget which reflects the

Teachers call for Ministry of Education to maintain funding for adult students

CCD User1 — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:17:08 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2012 Teachers call for Ministry of Education to maintain funding for adult students The BC Teachers’ Federation and the Adult Educators’ Provincial Specialist Association are calling on the Ministry of Education to re

73% of teachers vote to adopt resistance strategy on Bill 22

Joanne Enquist — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:51:21 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2012 73% of teachers vote to adopt resistance strategy on Bill 22 A decisive 73% of teachers have voted in favour of a resistance strategy to oppose Bill 22, the controversial Education Improvement Act . In a provin

Teachers mark first anniversary of Supreme Court win on bargaining rights, April 13, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:12:06 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2012 Teachers mark first anniversary of Supreme Court win on bargaining rights One year ago today, British Columbia’s 41,000 public school teachers won a landmark victory when the BC Supreme Court declared Liberal legislation

Citing bias and flawed process, BCTF requests mediator to withdraw, asks LRB to intervene

Joanne Enquist — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:00:58 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2012 Citing bias and flawed process, BCTF requests mediator to withdraw, asks LRB to intervenetitle The BC Teachers’ Federation this morning has made application to the Labour Relations Board seeking to have the appointment of Dr.

BC teachers adopt a bold plan of action to resist Bill 22

CCD User1 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:36:32 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2012 BC teachers adopt a bold plan of action to resist Bill 22 In response to the harsh and unjust measures contained in Bill 22, teachers from across the province have crafted a bold plan of action with the ultimat

Teachers re-elect current leadership to carry on resistance to Bill 22, March 20, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:29:49 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2012 Teachers re-elect current leadership to carry on resistance to Bill 22 Burnaby teacher Susan Lambert has been re-elected for a third one-year term as president of the BC Teachers’ Federation. In addition, First Vice-presiden

Teachers resist Bill 22, as Education Minister sells public schooling for profit, March 18, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:32:48 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2012 Teachers resist Bill 22, as Education Minister sells public schooling for profit Today almost 700 delegates to the BCTF’s 96th Annual General Meeting will gather for the first full day of debate on how best to respond to Bil

New BC Teachers’ Council election botched by Ministry of Education, March 16, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:11:35 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2012 New BC Teachers’ Council election botched by Ministry of Education Administrative bungling by the Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB) has resulted in a large number of BC teachers being disenfranchised from voting for their repr

96th BCTF Annual General Meeting will craft plan to resist Bill 22, March 16, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:50:55 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2012 96th BCTF Annual General Meeting will craft plan to resist Bill 22 About 700 teachers elected to represent their colleagues across the province will be at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver over spring break to help shape

Education Improvement Act will have the opposite effect in BC schools, March 15, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:05:13 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2012 Education Improvement Act will have the opposite effect in BC schools With Bill 22 slated to be passed through the BC Legislature this afternoon, teachers across BC are preparing to come together to craft a plan of action to

Teachers' hopes for independent mediation dashed

CCD User1 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:29:12 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2012 Teachers’ hopes for independent mediation dashed After many days of behind-the-scenes discussions at the Labour Relations Board, it has become clear that the provincial government never intended to try to reach a sol

Teachers reject piece-work scheme for oversized classes, March 9, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:01:24 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2012 Teachers reject piece-work scheme for oversized classes BC teachers reacted with incredulity to a report that the Ministry of Education intends to pay some teachers more than others, depending on their class sizes. “This

Teachers will not be doing retroactive report cards, March 8, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:18:38 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2012 Teachers will not be doing retroactive report cards Members of the BC Teachers’ Federation will decline to make up report cards that were not issued prior to passage of Bill 22, BCTF President Susan Lambert said today.

Teachers will withdraw services to protest Bill 22, worsening classroom conditions, March 1, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:24:50 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2012 Teachers will withdraw services to protest Bill 22, worsening classroom conditions Next Monday, March 5, teachers across British Columbia will begin a legal three-day full-scale withdrawal of services, as permitted under t

Teachers vote yes, February 29, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:48:13 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 29, 2012 Teachers vote yes Members of the BC Teachers’ Federation have voted overwhelmingly to resist the unjust actions of the provincial government in yet again moving to impose a contract on the province’s 41,000 public school t

Teachers shocked by Bill 22, a radical assault on our profession, February 28, 2012

CCD User2 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:55:56 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2012 Teachers shocked by Bill 22, a radical assault on our profession The legislation introduced this afternoon by Education Minister George Abbott constitutes yet another assault on the profession of teaching and the public

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

Joanne Enquist — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:23:50 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2012 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 of services for a maximum of t

Teachers are determined to resolve labour dispute at the table, February 24, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:16:44 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2012 Teachers are determined to resolve labour dispute at the table BC teachers are taking steps to keep all their options open to resist the imposition of a legislated contract. Despite the BCTF’s offer to go to mediation or

Teachers call for a fair alternative to an imposed contract, February 23, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:01:45 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2012 Teachers call for a fair alternative to an imposed contract In the wake of a labour ministry report today finding that a negotiated settlement is “very unlikely,” BC teachers are calling upon the government not to impose

Budget 2012: The first day of the second decade of cuts in BC schools, February 21, 2012

CCD User1 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:57:36 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2012 Teachers call for independent mediator to bring parties closer, resolve labour dispute title The BC Teachers’ Federation is calling for an independent mediator to be designated under the Labour Relations Board to try

Teachers call for independent mediator to bring parties closer, resolve labour dispute, February 20, 2012

CCD User1 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:07:21 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2012 Teachers call for independent mediator to bring parties closer, resolve labour dispute The BC Teachers’ Federation is calling for an independent mediator to be designated under the Labour Relations Board

Teachers' conference to tackle strategies on child and family poverty, February 16, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:52:57 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2012 Teachers' conference to tackle strategies on child and family poverty For the past eight years, British Columbia has had the shameful distinction of the highest child poverty rate in Canada. Every day, in classrooms across

Teachers will work with fact-finder, despite worries government aims to impose contract , February 9, 2012

CCD User1 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:09:10 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2012 Teachers will work with fact-finder, despite worries government aims to impose contract BC teachers will engage fully with the process initiated today by Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid, but they have deep concerns tha

A dark day for public education in BC: Teachers mark the 10th anniversary of bills that illegally ripped up contracts, January 26, 2012

CCD User1 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:57:04 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2012 A dark day for public education in BC: Teachers mark the 10th anniversary of bills that illegally ripped up contracts Friday, teachers across BC are wearing black to mark the 10th anniversary of the passage of Bills

Teachers table new reduced package to kick-start negotiations, January 17, 2012

Joanne Enquist — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:29:32 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2012 Teachers table new reduced package to kick-start negotiations In an effort to break the logjam in the ongoing labour dispute, today the BC Teachers’ Federation is bringing a new reduced package of p

Teachers renew call for child poverty reduction plan in 2012 , January 11, 2012

CCD User1 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:03:46 GMT

BCTF News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2012 Teachers renew call for child poverty reduction plan in 2012 Now that the holiday season of giving is over, BC children and families living in poverty once again find themselves in deplorable situations as they struggle