Reaction from both sides about tentative B.C. teachers’ contract
FROM BCTF NEWS CONFERENCE:
What did teachers achieve by striking for five weeks? Jim Iker says he got a better deal but he isn't sharing details.
— justine_hunter (@justine_hunter) September 16, 2014
Iker: Agreement includes mutually agreed-to process to address future Court decision as well as removal of contentious Article E80 #bced
— Andrea Woo (@AndreaWoo) September 16, 2014
Iker: Agreement includes several hundred new teaching positions/year as a result of annual education fund #bced
— Andrea Woo (@AndreaWoo) September 16, 2014
And the man of the hour, Jim Iker, has arrived. #bced pic.twitter.com/a9M5ivmWS1
— Andrea Woo (@AndreaWoo) September 16, 2014
FROM GOVERNMENT NEWS CONFERENCE:
How will u make this up to kids? Fassbender: We've had discussions w/ superintendents; they will announce plans when vote is ratified #bced
— Andrea Woo (@AndreaWoo) September 16, 2014
Premier Clark says her government will still appeal the court case on working conditions but it has settled grievances of past 12 years.
— justine_hunter (@justine_hunter) September 16, 2014
Education Minister Peter @FassbenderMLA said he reached out by phone to BCTF president Jim Iker right after the tentative deal signed.
— justine_hunter (@justine_hunter) September 16, 2014
My view: pic.twitter.com/bUJaAgn69G
— Andrea Woo (@AndreaWoo) September 16, 2014
Premier Clark wanted a 10 year deal, but today says she is happy with 5 years of labour peace to "reset the relationship" with teachers.
— justine_hunter (@justine_hunter) September 16, 2014
British Columbians will be hearing from both sides of the B.C. public education labour dispute today. Government leaders Christy Clark and Peter Fassbender are up at 2 p.m., then Jim Iker of the BCTF will speak at 4:30 p.m. From a government media advisory:
Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Peter Fassbender will address the tentative agreement with the BCTF from the Premier’s Vancouver Office.
And a memo from the teachers’ side said this:
BCTF President Jim Iker will speak to media today, September 16, at 4:30 p.m. at the BCTF Building, 550 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver. His remarks will be live streamed at https://new.livestream.com/BCTF/Sept162014.
Stay tuned for developments from these media availabilities.