The strike, such as it has been thus far, has mostly featured teachers not filling out report cards, nor holding public sessions with parents, they have also been deferring most of the paper work and such required of education these days to school administrators.The net result of much of this has been report cards that are mailed out without any actual marks provided, beyond that while there is some ancillary word of students in need slipping through the cracks of the school year, the bulk of the dispute seems to be more of a pitting of teachers against their management ranks at individual schools across the province.
The temperature of the debate heated up this week as the Government introduced its legislation, which will call for a cooling off period, introduce mediation on some core issues, but and the sticking point no doubt for the BCTF will be the dedication to the net zero mandate on salaries.
With stiff penalties proposed for any moves by the BCTF to refuse to follow the legislation upon its passage, the teachers' union voted on Thursday to conduct a strike, limited to three days by a Labour Board ruling earlier this week.
The strike most likely won't solve any issues outstanding at the moment and is more of a political statement than anything else, taking advantage of perhaps only a few of the days in the window of opportunity to stage a walkout.
To add more ingredients to the state of chaos for the next few days, students staged walkouts in some communities across British Columbia, and while we're sure there are many students quite concerned over the state of antagonism between their teachers and the province, there's probably just as many that probably felt that this Friday was as good a day as any to take an afternoon off, all under the cloak of solidarity with their teachers.
Regardless, Monday brings three days of no school, with further events no doubt to follow while the government's legislation works its way towards passage.
Below, some of the items of note on the dispute from this week.
Vancouver Province-- Indecisive government gives teachers' union the upper hand
Vancouver Province-- Liberals, NDP play blame game over teachers
Vancouver Province-- Just another round in an endless teachers' battle
Vancouver Province-- Liberals head off teachers' action with new bill to ban strike
Vancouver Province-- B. C. teachers rattle sabres
Vancouver Province-- Educators lose marks for public temper tantrum
Vancouver Province-- British Columbians split over education labour dispute
Vancouver Sun-- Liberals keep one eye on the courts as they deal with B. C. 's teachers
Vancouver Sun-- Clark needs a lesson in house rules
Vancouver Sun-- No need to further provoke already upset teachers' union
Vancouver Sun-- B. C. education system on life support, teacher warns
Vancouver Sun-- George Abbott to speak to teachers via Twitter
The Tyee-- Mediate, Don't Bully, 'Teachers Union Urges Province
The Tyee-- Anti- Strike Legislation 'More Political Games': Dix
The Tyee-- Rising Call to Change Way We Bargain with Teachers
The Tyee-- Teachers walking out Monday
The Tyee-- BC government won't speed legislation to block teacher's strike
CBC-- BC students stage Friday afternoon protests
CBC-- B. C. school districts post strike plans
CBC-- B. C. teachers' strike Monday sparks child-care mayhem
CBC-- Teacher's strike opposed by 62% in B. C., poll suggests
CBC-- B. C. teachers to start 3-day strike Monday
Georgia Straight-- Students can better support B. C. Teachers by protesting after school
Georgia Straight-- The BCTF must improve communication with others in public education
Georgia Straight-- Vancouver school board urges parents to arrange alternative childcare
Vancouver Courier-- Striking Vancouver teachers to hold demonstrations at schools next week
Vancouver Courier-- Teachers to strike next week in Vancouver and around B. C.
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