In a letter to members, president Teri Mooring said the Ministry of Education is taking advantage of teachers' professionalism and the care they feel for their students.

Union president Teri Mooring slams the education ministry for leaving key decisions to the school districts.

"It saddens me that Dr. Henry was used in this ad," said B.C. Teachers' Federation president Teri Mooring.

It comes as school districts race to complete back-to-school COVID-19 plans, which must be submitted to the province by Friday.

The union says a Sept. 8 return does not give teachers enough time to understand how to operate in the cohort system.

B.C. teachers are 'unsure' about a return to school in September and only half of them felt sage during the voluntary return in June.

The union has been bargaining since April 2019 and has been without a contract since the end of June last year.

This NDP government has proven itself to be far tougher than the last time the party was in power in the 1990s, Keith Baldrey writes.

The provincial government has put in place new funding for children and youth in care as part of changes to funding to school districts.

A confidential memo obtained by Global News outlines the steps the teachers' union will take if contract negotiations continue to be unsuccessful.