Bargaining in teacher's strike going nowhere — BCTF president calls for mediator
Miles apart? Try light years. "We are not even close in where we need to be in order to get a negotiated agreement," B.C. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said Thursday after the two parties in the teacher's strike took to the media to explain their sides. “BC teachers have put forward a fair and reasonable framework for...
Students busy with exams as teachers, CUPE support staff walk picket line
While teachers and CUPE support staff walk the picket line throughout the province, students are busy prepping for final exams as the 2013-14 school year comes to an end. Despite the full-scale British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) walkout, provincial exams for Grades 10 to 12 are proceeding as scheduled and Grade 12...
Will Thursday be the last day of school in Kootenay Lake District 8?
There was no fanfare or year-end school field trips or parties. However, for Kootenay Lake School District students and teachers, Thursday appears to be the end of the school year unless face-to-face bargaining beginning Friday between the B.C. Teachers' Federation and B.C. Public School Employers' Association turns into an...
SD 20 superintendent says classes over as of Monday
The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), the union representing teachers, has informed the school district that they will be engaged in a full day study session on Monday, June 16th, followed by full scale withdrawal of teaching services starting Tuesday, June 17, 2014. This means that, unless a settlement is reached...
Education Minister responds to BCTF
Education Minister Peter Fassbender released the following statement on the vote results that provide the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) with a mandate to potentially escalate to a full strike: “The vote results are not unexpected. While the BCTF leadership received the mandate they sought, no one should interpret this as any...
UPDATED: BCTF tells members full-scale walkout to begin Tuesday (June 17)
The BC Teachers' Federation didn't wait long to announce plans for a full-scale walkout, beginning Tuesday (June 17). One day after receiving an 86 percent strike mandate from members, and a day after saying it would withhold serving notice, the BCTF told members in a letter it will begin a full-scale walkout beginning Tuesday....
Message from LVR Valedictorians — Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars
Every year The Nelson Daily puts out an invitation to the L.V. Rogers Grad Class valedictorian to publish the speech delivered to the class and audience during the Cap and Gown ceremony. During the 2014 Graduation Ceremony this past weekend at the Nelson and District Community Complex Arena, Rebecca Landsberg and Michael Viala...
Provincial government addresses concerns over potential BCTF full-scale walkout
Teachers head to the voting booth today and Tuesday to consider whether teachers want to launch a full-scale walkout. The British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF) has said the walk out would begin Monday, June 16. The ease the stress of the full-scale strike, the provincial government published a press release on their...
LVR 2014 Grad Ceremonies go off without a hitch
The 2014 Graduating Class of L.V. Rogers was saluted during graduation ceremonies at the Nelson and District Community Complex this weekend. The weekend began with the Cap and Gown ceremony Friday, which saw graduates be recognized individually by LVR administration. The ceremony concluded with the awarding of scholarship and...
UPDATE: BCPSEA, CUPE reach tentative agreement; BCTF begins third week of rotating strike schedule
In a move that's expected to shake up the current labour dispute between the provincial government and BC Teacher's Federation, the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) has reached a tentative agreement Sunday with Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “The BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) is...
