BCTF Confused
Don't Understand Government Proposal
Minister of Education Don McRae has issued the following statement:
Minister of Education Don McRae has issued the following statement:
“The
BCTF is claiming that the government’s proposed framework “ignores the ruling
of the BC Supreme Court that teachers have the right to bargain working
conditions, such as class size and class composition.” This is false and the
proposed framework offers no basis for this conclusion. As the BCTF quite
properly points out, the government’s own Bill 22 allows for these issues to be
negotiated. The government and its education partners fully expect to negotiate
class size and composition issues irrespective of the length of the agreement.
Teachers have the right to negotiate class size and composition whether it is
towards a two-year contract or a ten-year contract.
“This
confusion reinforces how important it is for the parties to sit down together
so the BCTF can fully explore and understand the government’s proposed
framework. We need to work through important questions and issues. It would be
unfortunate for B.C. students and families if we allowed misunderstandings to
prevent us from exploring any potential path to labour peace.”
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