BC Teachers

• B.C. teachers ratify new four-year agreement for 12% wage boost

  British Columbia's teachers' union says its members have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, covering 52,000 educators in the province.

  Education

  Mar 5
  
• ‘Slipping through the cracks’: Teacher shortage mars first weeks in some B.C. schools

  Ken Christensen, president of the Coquitlam Teachers' Association, said the Coquitlam School District had about 650 more new students than projected this year.

  Education

  Sep 25, 2023
  
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• B.C. school district offers cash incentive to attract teachers

  The Gold Trail School District, which includes communities such as Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Lillooet and Lytton was short 22 teaching staff last year.

  Education

  Sep 7, 2023
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• ‘Getting worse’: Unions worried over possible B.C. teacher shortage ahead of school year

  Education Minister Rachna Singh said she's aware the sector has been hit by a labour shortage, and that her staff are working to secure 'resources on the ground' next week.

  Education

  Aug 30, 2023
• B.C. teacher loses license for 15 years after sending sexually explicit messages

  Neil Stewart Holmes failed to maintain teacher-student boundaries by engaging in inappropriate communication of a sexual nature with current and former students.

  Education

  Aug 2, 2023
• B.C. teacher’s licence suspended for dragging student from class

  David Wesley St. Clair Reid was teaching a Grade 8 class in 2021 when a student who had "well-documented designations and an individual education plan" caught his attention.

  Education

  Feb 22, 2023
• Chilliwack, B.C. teacher union says schools facing critical teacher shortages

  The Chilliwack Teachers' Association said some teachers are being pulled away from their regular jobs to cover other duties. 

  Education

  Jan 11, 2023
• Teachers in Surrey, B.C., have filed 58 workplace complaints due to classroom violence

  The Surrey Teachers Association is sounding the alarm just two months into the school year with dozens of violent incidents reported to WorkSafeBC from teachers who've gotten hurt.

  Education

  Nov 2, 2022
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• B.C. teachers reach tentative deal with province on new contract

  The union said the tentative agreement will bring teachers even, or exceed, their counterparts in places like Calgary and Toronto. A ratification vote is set for Nov. 16-18.

  Education

  Oct 31, 2022
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• B.C. reaches tentative deal with over 40,000 public school support staff

  The tentative deal covers education assistants, custodians, trades and maintenance workers, Indigenous support workers, accounting staff, bus drivers, and more. 

  Education

  Sep 16, 2022