Yes or no day for B.C. teachers
NEWS/ SCHOOLS — B.C. teachers, and everybody else in the province, will know tonight (Thursday) whether schools will open next week. The teachers, including those in the [Continue]
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‘Tired and tattered’ after long strike
NEWS/ SCHOOLS — “Tired and tattered.” That’s how teachers on the picket lines were describing themselves Tuesday morning after hearing that a tentative [Continue]
Teachers, government have a deal
UPDATE — Striking teachers have reached a tentative deal with government negotiators. Mediator Vince Ready announced the good news shortly after 4 a.m. today (Tuesday) at a [Continue]
Teachers vote 99% for arbitration
NEWS/ SCHOOLS — B.C. teachers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of binding arbitration to end their dispute with the provincial government. B.C. Teachers Federation Jim [Continue]
Young man with plastic gun caught near school picket line
NEWS/ POLICE — A young male with a plastic gun caused striking teachers in Dufferin some anxiety this morning. Kamloops RCMP responded after a call was received at 7:40 [Continue]
Vote on ending strike, not on arbitration, says Fassbender
NEWS/ SCHOOLS — Education Minister Peter Fassbender says the B.C. Teachers Federation should be asking teachers to vote on suspending their strike, not on agreeing to [Continue]
