First step after BCTF's landmark court win sees Province provides $50 million to hire teachers
By Nelson Daily Staff
Surprisingly, two sides that have battled tooth and nail for more than a decade have reached an agreement to inject some life, and much needed funding, into the public school system.
The BC Teachers Federation has reached agreement with the BC Public School Employers’ Association and government on an interim measure to immediately create more than 1,000 new teaching positions — 1,100 according to the Liberal government — while discussions continue on full restoration of teachers’ unconstitutionally stripped collective agreement language.
