BCTF president Jim Iker
B.C. public school teachers have voted 89% to give their union authority for strike action in three stages.
B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker said there is no set schedule on when work-to-rule action would begin.
“There will be no job action tomorrow, there will be no job action next week,” Iker said after the vote results were in Thursday evening. “It will depend entirely on what is happening at the negotiating table and whether or not the government and the employers’ association are prepared to be fair and reasonable.”
After a year of bargaining sessions with an expired contract, the BCTF still has not presented a specific wage and benefit demand. Education Minister Peter Fassbender urged the union to present its opening position as negotiation sessions resumed Friday.
April 20, 2021 - 4:25 PM
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government released its budget Tuesday promising to spend billions on pandemic economic recovery. Here is some of the reaction to the budget:
âGiven the uncertainty around the pandemic it is difficult to forecast exactly when we can return to balance. â B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson. Preliminary Ministry of Finance analysis suggests that this can happen in seven to nine years.â
âFrankly, whatâs missing (here) are critical supports for the front-line workers that have gotten our province this far â like paid sick leave and mental health supports. Those are gaps that need to be filled for our province to come out of this pandemic.â â Stephanie Smith, president of the British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union.
What people are saying about the B.C. budget
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Apr 20, 2021 at 7:28 pm EDT
VANCOUVER The British Columbia government released its budget Tuesday promising to spend billions on pandemic economic recovery. Here is some of the reaction to the budget:
“Given the uncertainty around the pandemic it is difficult to forecast exactly when we can return to balance.” B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson.
“Preliminary Ministry of Finance analysis suggests that this can happen in seven to nine years.”
“Frankly, what’s missing (here) are critical supports for the front-line workers that have gotten our province this far like paid sick leave and mental health supports. Those are gaps that need to be filled for our province to come out of this pandemic.” Stephanie Smith, president of the British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union.
What people are saying about the B.C. budget
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VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government released its budget Tuesday promising to spend billions on pandemic economic recovery. Here is some of the reaction to the budget:
“Given the uncertainty around the pandemic it is difficult to forecast exactly when we can return to balance.” – B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson.
“Preliminary Ministry of Finance analysis suggests that this can happen in seven to nine years.”
“Frankly, what’s missing (here) are critical supports for the front-line workers that have gotten our province this far – like paid sick leave and mental health supports. Those are gaps that need to be filled for our province to come out of this pandemic.” – Stephanie Smith, president of the British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union.
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