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Your Classified Connection / Vol. 25 No. 24 June 13, 2014
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n Paige Hughes, five, bounces on a trampoline bungee at Salmon Arm’s iLearn event that was held Sunday, June 8 at the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds.
B.C. teachers have voted in favour of a full walkout to put maximum pressure on the provincial government, but their union did not immediately move to issue 72-hour strike notice. The teachers’ union now says Tuesday, June 17 would be the earliest date that teachers will walk off the job. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation must give three days’ notice before going on strike, but had not done so by Wednesday morning. The result of the vote, conducted Monday and Tuesday, was 86 per cent in favour, or 28,809 out of 33,387 ballots cast. B.C. Teachers Federation president Jim Iker called it a “very strong message” to the province. “So far this government has come to the table empty-handed, it’s time to change that,” Iker said Tuesday night. He said while teachers are prepared to go to a full-scale strike, that’s “a decision we never take lightly” and would depend on how talks proceed with the provincial government. “You’ve got to remain hopeful that government has learned from the past mistakes they’ve made,” said Iker, who referred to the union’s legal battle with the province over class size and composition and “the government’s chaotic lockout.” A full strike would close elementary and middle schools – parents will be advised to make child care arrangements if necessary – while secondary schools would be open only to conduct exams for Grade 10 to 12 students. The lack of $50-a-day strike pay – the BCTF’s strike fund was expected to be exhausted at the end of this week – was apparently a non-issue for most teachers. Sooke Teachers Association president Ian Johnston said the strike vote was held mainly to See LRB on page 2
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