Teachers warn of more job action as Abbott looks to legislated end
B.C. parents are facing a week of significant uncertainty in the province's classrooms, after the British Columbia Teachers' Federation announced plans on Fri-day to potentially escalate its job action.
View ArticleLabour board to hear B.C. teachers report card issue on Monday
The B.C. Labour Relations Board (LRB) has scheduled a hearing for Monday to determine whether teachers' refusal to write report cards for students this month amounts to an illegal strike, as alleged by...
View ArticleB.C. teachers can skip extra-curricular duties but not meetings: labour board
The B.C. Labour Relations Board has ruled teachers can skip out of after-school activities involving sports and field trips, but not parent-teacher interviews and district meetings.
View ArticleTeachers, employer threaten pressure tactics in contract negotiation
B.C. teachers will begin the initial stages of job action on Wednesday when teachers will not be supervising kids outside the classroom, such as at recess, or doing administrative work. Children at...
View ArticleVaughn Palmer: Labour Relations Board win means B.C. Liberals’ strategy intact
On a first read-through Wednesday, the decision from the Labour Relations Board vindicated the B.C. Liberal government’s hardball strategy for dealing with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. Board...
View ArticleProvince moves to make exams, report cards essential services
The B.C. Public School Employers Association has applied to the Labour Relations Board to designate Grade 10 to 12 exams and report cards for secondary students as essential services.
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