BCTF

• 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
  
• B.C. Jewish groups baffled, say teachers’ union won’t back Holocaust education group

  Teachers formed the Holocaust and Antisemitism Education Association after the B.C. announced that Holocaust education would become a mandatory part of the Grade 10 curriculum.

  Education

  Jun 5, 2024
  
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• Union warns of growing burnout, reliance on uncertified teachers amid B.C. staffing crunch

  Burnout and a growing reliance on uncertified educators are among the consequences of B.C.'s growing teacher shortage, according to the B.C. Teachers' Federation.

  Education

  Mar 18, 2024
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• Local officials tour BC Tree Fruits expansion in Oliver, B.C.

  On Friday, Regional-District of Okanagan-Similkameen board directors were offered a tour of the new facility.

  Consumer

  Feb 23, 2024
• ‘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
• BC Tree Fruits officially break ground for controversial expansion

  Local officials gathered Wednesday morning to break ground for the expansion of a BC Tree Fruits facility.

  Consumer

  Jul 5, 2023
• Survey finds B.C. teachers feeling stressed, overwhelmed amid staff crunch

  Over 80 per cent reported "direct impacts" from teacher shortages, while more than two thirds said they faced an increased workload and more stress.

  Education

  May 30, 2023
• 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. teacher shortage has some districts looking for non-certified substitutes

  The B.C. Teachers' Federation says B.C.'s soaring cost of living coupled with salaries that are the second lowest in Canada is making it hard to recruit and retain educators.

  Education

  Sep 7, 2022
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• Pressure mounts on B.C. government as public sector strike drags on

  In the four days since the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) began job action, leaders with the nurses', teachers' and hospital employees unions have all joined the picket lines.

  Economy

  Aug 18, 2022