More

Bc Teachers Strike

HOW LONG Is This Teachers' Contract?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government will outline a strategy today of how it will move toward a 10-year contract with the province's teachers and possibly ...

Tentative Deal In BC Teachers’ Dispute

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.26.2012 | Canada

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government have reached a tentative agreement covering about 39,000 teachers.In a state...

Will B.C. Teachers Stage Illegal Strike?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.19.2012 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - Delegates representing British Columbia's 41,000 teachers will decide Tuesday on how aggressively they will resist new education legislati...

What's Next For B.C. Teachers?

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.11.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The union representing British Columbia's 41,000 teachers is remaining mum on how it will react to a recently enacted law that has forced ...

These Teachers Not Loving Coming Legislation

CP | Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.14.2012 | Canada Politics

VICTORIA - British Columbia politicians voted Thursday to put an end to the government's long-running contract dispute with the province's teachers, w...

B.C. Puts Price On Students' Heads In Proposed Deal

CBC | Posted 05.10.2012 | Canada

The B.C. teachers union is slamming a provincial government proposal to pay individual teachers more if they have larger classes. ...

B.C. Teachers Remain Defiant

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.08.2012 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - On day one of British Columbia's teachers' strike, Grade 8 student Amenah Mustafa was stoked to sleep in late and socialize on Facebook. B...

B.C. Teachers' Union Head Apologizes For Chaos On 1st Day Of Strike

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.05.2012 | Canada Business

VANCOUVER - Striking teachers armed with protest signs and axes to grind mobilized around British Columbia public schools on the first of a three-day ...

Do Your Homework On B.C. Teachers' Strike

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.03.2012 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's classrooms will be barren come Monday, as teachers escalate a six-month labour feud with their heftiest weapon yet: a t...

High Schoolers Plan Protest Against Teachers' Strike

CBC | Posted 05.02.2012 | Canada

Thousands of high school students across B.C. walked out of classes on Friday afternoon to make their voices heard in the prolonged teach...

Parents In B.C. Are Scrambling For Care As Walkout Looms

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.01.2012 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - A couple hundred elementary and high school students staged their own walkout Friday, leaving school early to rally in the pouring rain to...

B.C. Teachers To Strike Monday

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.30.2012 | Canada Business

VANCOUVER - Public school teachers in British Columbia voted in favour of escalating job action late Wednesday night, bringing the possibility of the ...

B.C. Teacher Negotiations 'Fatally Flawed': Expert

CP | Camille Bains, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.30.2012 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - The looming teachers strike that threatens to send parents and school officials across British Columbia scrambling as early as next week i...

B.C. Teachers Green-Lighted For Strike

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.29.2012 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - British Columbia schools could be shuttered as early as the start of next week if teachers elect to take advantage of a short window to st...

B.C. Teachers Talks Off To A Rocky Start As Back-To-School Looms

CP | Posted 10.24.2011 | Canada

VANCOUVER - Talks to avert a teachers' strike were off to a bumpy start Tuesday when the head of the union declared only a few hours in that negotiati...