B.C. teachers’ union to resume bargaining with province after impasse

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The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation said it expects talks with the provincial government to resume as early as next week after collective bargaining reached an impasse on Jan. 13. “Teachers are being asked to accept less support for students than other public sectors have received for their work. That means fewer resources to address student mental health, overcrowded classrooms, and growing workload pressures in schools,” BCTF president Carole Gordon said in a statement earlier this month. Premier David Eby pledged during his 2024 provincial election campaign to put a mental health counsellor in every school and an educational assistant in every Kindergarten to Grade 3 classroom. teachers’ union to resume bargaining with province after impasse appeared first on AM 1150.