{"id":15043,"date":"2014-06-14T14:30:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T06:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=15043"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:09:06","slug":"b-c-teachers-union-jumpstarts-marathon-bargaining-session-with-new-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/14\/b-c-teachers-union-jumpstarts-marathon-bargaining-session-with-new-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. teachers’ union jumpstarts marathon bargaining session with new proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Benula Larsen, local president in Victoria, speaking at a rally in Victoria. Big turnout of teachers, parents, supporters, and the media.” Photo from BCTF official Facebook page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia teachers’ union presented a new contract proposal to the employer on Friday, kicking off an intense set of negotiations before a strike is planned for Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation has said the package includes a lowered wage demand and other concessions, but no details were made public as both sides pushed to prevent the provincewide strike.<\/p>\n

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With the clock ticking down, Premier Christy Clark said she’s optimistic about a settlement.<\/p>\n

“I don’t want to get my hopes up too high, but I believe it is possible that we can get an agreement at the bargaining table — perhaps even by the end of the weekend,” Clark told reporters.<\/p>\n

There was still no word Friday on whether a strike would affect summer school or exactly who would be marking provincial exams for Grades 10 to 12 students. A labour board ruling on Wednesday compelled teachers to do the work it deemed essential.<\/p>\n

The union wants a wage hike in the range of 12 per cent over four years, while the government contends that spikes to more than 19 per cent when compounded, and including benefits.<\/p>\n

The employers’ association, meanwhile, has offered a 7.<\/p>\n

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3-per-cent hike over six years, along with a $1,200 signing bonus if a deal is reached before the end of June.<\/p>\n

In letters posted on the government’s website, Clark lays out the objectives to be achieved by her ministers, including Education Minister Peter Fassbender, over the coming year.<\/p>\n

She said in the letters that the need to control spending in line with a balanced budget is the government’s top priority.<\/p>\n

The letter to Fassbender also called on him to achieve a new collective agreement with the teachers’ union, leading to 10 years of labour stability in keeping with the party’s campaign promise.<\/p>\n

However, the letter is dated June 10 though the government dropped the 10-year contract proposal in May and replaced it with a six-year proposal.<\/p>\n

Once a deal is reached, Fassbender will be asked to present cabinet with options on how to restructure collective bargaining with the teachers’ union, according to the letter.<\/p>\n

It also urged the implementation of previously committed tax credits for teachers who participate in extra-curricular activities and parents for back-to-school costs.<\/p>\n

A special meeting of the Vancouver Board of Education approved a motion Friday urging the premier to meet with the president of the BC Teachers’ Federation to resolve the impasse.<\/p>\n

The board also called for a mediator to be included in negotiations and asked Clark to supply a “renewed mandate” to the government’s agent to bargain class size and composition, a major stumbling block in negotiations so far.<\/p>\n

A full-scale strike is scheduled for Tuesday. On Monday, schools will be closed as teachers meet for so-called study sessions.<\/p>\n

Teachers’ union president Jim Iker has said members will gather away from schools to review the latest bargaining proposals.<\/p>\n

Negotiations began 16 months ago, and teachers have been without a contract since June 2013.<\/p>\n

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The government has said it will save about $60 million each week in teacher salaries if a strike proceeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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