British Columbia’s teachers’ union says its members have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, covering 52,000 educators in the province.
The B.C. Teachers’ Federation says its members voted 91 per cent in favour of the agreement that gives them a three per cent wage increase per year for four years.
The union says the contract follows a year of negotiations where it raised priorities like improved classroom conditions, stronger mental health supports for children and plans to recruit and retain teachers.
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BCTF president Carole Gordon says the agreement includes commitments to add counsellors, learning-assistance teachers and special education resource teachers in schools across the province.
The deal also includes added preparation time for elementary school teachers and special allowances for psychologists, Indigenous language teachers and for those teaching in rural and remote schools.
The union says the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association is still in the process of approving ratification among its members and until that is complete the final agreement will not be released publicly.
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At YW and Boff- Can you explain how over the last three CBAs the teachers have received 30% wages increases yet yesterday BC students math skills vs other Provinces was 42 points lower?
42!!!
Bravo!!
And Boff
The most work the majority of teachers do is driving their cars out the school parking lot after their five hour shift.
And own up to it Boff you’re a shop steward right ?
Oh and Boff you’re only fooling yourself buddy. Every parent knows most teachers are lazy just face it you got an easy gig.
But don’t worry no one will hold you accountable.
Bill
Incidentally, its your, not you’re (second one used), p.s….not P:s and you missed a period. If you’re (used correctly), are going to be petty, try it without hypocrisy. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to finish marking before my 11 hour work day tomorrow. Oh, and forte is not a proper noun, therefore, don’t spell it with an upper case ‘F’
By the way, Bill…if you’re going to pass judgement on an accidental spelling on a fickle touchscreen, you may want to learn gramnar first based on your last text. You should have paid more attention to your hard working teachers.
Bill
You have it all figured out, eh? Amazing how all that lesson prep, making separate lessons for my “special” kids, digitally translating lessons for my new English speakers, photocopies, marking, marking, marking, hour per child report cards times three terms, staff meetings, parent meetings, after school volunteer coaching, etc miraculously takes care of itself. How ignorant can one get.
Boff
You’re typical of the problem parents experience within the education system you have a job where you only work five hours a day for half a year and yet you blame parents for you’re failings and laziness. P:s Spelling not you’re Forte I guess .
Twenty years wasted.
Bill Roach…seriously? I’ve taught for over 20 years,and I’m very good at what I do. Digital age has led to decreased attention spans and lazy parenting. How often I see a 2 year old givrn a phone or tablet to keep them “behaved” astounds me and then the likes if you like to scapegoat hard working teachers…and the vast majority are, for society’s ills. Get a grip already
Can we expect teachers to actually teach our children in schools now they have ratified a 12% wage increase or will the quality of our childrens education continue to decline ? Time to evaluate teachers ability to teach the basics and weed out the bad ones
I thought there was a huge deficit and our taxes are being raised. The kids get dumber and our taxes higher
“Special Allowances” for Indigenous Languages. A Group that is less than 5% of our population gets special allowances for a language completely useless off and most likely any Rez. Money wasted!