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Teachers to vote on full-scale walkout
The chess game continues as BC teachers prepare to vote on a full-scale walkout. “We reduced our salary proposal as part of a series of significant moves at the bargaining table, but the government...
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Teachers vote yes to full-scale strike
Teachers have voted in favour of a full-scale strike, but no strike notice has been served yet. The next one-day strike in this district is Friday, June 13. As expected, teachers voted in favour of a...
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Provincial exams deemed essential service
The BC Teachers’ Federation will be bargaining this weekend to avoid a full-scale strike planned for June 17. The Labour Relations Board has deemed provincial exams an essential service in BC....
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Teachers’ demands unaffordable: Education Minister
Child care supervisor Tracy Hunt has noticed an increase in clients in the after-school program at Tuc-el-Nuit due to the teachers’ strike. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the strike could...
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Teachers, government still far apart
Students are still caught in the middle of the teachers’ strike, which may continue through the summer. Justice Stephen Kelleher has determined that BC teachers and the government are so far apart...
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Our school board is very concerned about the current strike in our province, especially now that negotiations between the two parties have stalled. We feel that the strike has a negative impact on our...
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Advice for Oliver school children and parents: Don’t hold your breath for...
Board, parents anxious for back to school normalcy School District 53 is waiting like everyone else to see if classrooms will open for students on September 2. But board chair Marieze Tarr isn’t...
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