VANCOUVER — The teachers would end their strike if the government agreed to binding arbitration, B.C. Teachers president Jim Iker said Friday.

Iker said he would ask all teachers to vote on ending the strike if government agreed to enter binding arbitration on issues that fall outside the pending court appeal.

Specific items that would be subject to binding arbitration under Iker’s plan include salary, a proposed signing bonus, teacher preparation time and some health benefits. A condition of entering binding arbitration for the teachers would be for the employer to agree to continue to negotiate on a separate fund to improve learning conditions. Right now, the employer is offering to continue the $75 million Learning Improvement Fund, 20 per cent of which is allocated to CUPE employees. The teachers are asking for a fund to hire more teachers that would be $175 million in the first year, rising to $225 million in the second year.

Interesting stuff..

If it means a settlement higher than the other public sector unions got, forget about binding arbitration.

Correct JB. The BCTF would like the Province to “meet them in the middle”, however, the “middle” is far above the settlements for the other public sector unions. It is highly unlikely the Province is going to agree to binding arbitration under those circumstances.

Iker doesn’t want arbitration on certain issues in the BCPSEA package, so maybe the government side should also not allow arbitration on certain issues they don’t like in the BCTF package?

Stillsmoking, BCTF is still asking for 5,000 signing bonus to cover wage increases from last year and 150 million (down from 225 million) in back pay. I don’t have access to the offer so there may have been changes made since the last offer that was reported but I am sure someone will correct me. The massages were dropped from 3,000 to 500-700 according to Iker.

The massag in the contract right now is $500. Theproposal was to increase it to $700 with a max of $3000 if the teacher has chronic pain and is prescribed by a doctor. Any change to thecontract regarding massage is now off the table. Interesting enough HEU already has the so called unlimited massage Kristy referred to butwas never even asked for by bctf.

Iker only mentions having to take the 3,000 off the table according to CBC

“BCTF President Jim Iker says unlimited massages were never on the table. He says the union is asking for $500 to $700 for massages”
“There was a proposal for $3,000 in massages for members who were in chronic pain,” Iker said, “and we had to take that off the table.”

[url]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-teachers-strike-union-rejects-premier-s-demand-to-suspend-strike-1.2754463[/url]

links still not working the old way, whole message vanishes…

Iker only mentions removing the 3,000 according to the CBC report

“BCTF President Jim Iker says unlimited massages were never on the table. He says the union is asking for $500 to $700 for massages”
“There was a proposal for $3,000 in massages for members who were in chronic pain,” Iker said, “and we had to take that off the table.”

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-teachers-strike-union-rejects-premier-s-demand-to-suspend-strike-1.2754463

Every company offer these, doesn’t any of yours or are you jealous about what other people get. Either way get a better job that offers these simple additions and stop complaining.

What, the 150 million in back pay or the 5,000 signing bonus? Where do I sign up?

Union is asking for $500 to $700 for massages” 

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That should say from not for. From the $500 we have now moved up to$700 in the new contract.

Just to show how small numbers become big, a 200 dollar jump, while looking small when spread out over 30,000 people becomes 6 million dollars. Just for something as little as that.

I know the BCTF police will soon be here to jump all over the comment; “doesn’t mean everyone will use it”, I know, but the money has to be there in the event they do and serves as a quick example.

Posted on Friday, September 5, 2014 @ 3:57 PM by buzzinga
Every company offer these, doesn’t any of yours or are you jealous about what other people get. Either way get a better job that offers these simple additions and stop complaining.

I agree with your statement. Some folks that post at all hrs of the day. Ether unemployed or retired and already got what they could out of the system and now figure the world needs to cut back. Baby boomers.

Charles knows how to post links or maybe Ben or Elaine could re-train us.

How many would actually need fertility drugs? 1 in 10,000 maybe?

Class composition is the expensive part the rest is fluff.

Slinky old I formation, you have to catch up.

NoWay. re:links

Please see my 2 posts on this on the Friday Free For All – 5:58 PM and 6:05 PM

The questions on the benifits need some information. Is this part of a group benifit plan or is it underwritten by the governmwnt? Big difference on costs. I’m sure someone knows.

Thanks Charles!

“Class composition is the expensive part the rest is fluff.”

40,000 teachers at a $5000.00 bonus each is fluff??