Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Peter Fassbender is beginning to show the stress of pretending to negotiate all summer. Added to that he is now facing shutdown classes throughout British Columbia. He tell us us that the BC Teacher’s Federation’s misinformation campaign over the contentious E 80 clause that the Premier insists
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Cowichan Conversations: Pivotal meeting underway between mediator Vince Ready, BCTF and BCPSEA
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This is really the first day where there is any chance of progress since the Strike-Lockout began. The gamey Education Minister Peter Fassbender had been insisting on numerous pre-conditions. I suggest that if he does not remove those specious pre-conditions the talks will not last long. I
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Vince Ready Won’t Mediate Between the BC Government & BCTF
Omni TV’s Kim Emerson on the BC Teacher’s strike and Vince Ready’s refusal to step in.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Christy Clark and Peter Fassbender On a BCTF Union Busting Mission
Maggie HughesTeacher Guest Post by Maggie Hughes All Union Members and indeed all people who value democracy should be very upset at one of the proposals in the ongoing dispute between BC teachers and BC Public School Employers Association (BCPSEA)which is appointed and controlled by the Provincial Government. Back in
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BCTF Is On Strike-President Jim Iker- Streaming Video -Uncut
Richard HughesPolitical Blogger The Christy Clark BC Liberal Government’s refusal to bargain in good faith and to refuse to abide by Supreme Court Rulings is a deliberate attack against education, teachers and the public system of education. It affects us all because it is an attack against a civilized educated society.
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