Fact Finder Appointed in Teachers Dispute
By 250 News
Monday, September 19, 2005 06:44 PM
Provincial Labour Minister Mike De Jong has appointed the Deputy Minister of Labour, Rick Connelly, as a fact finder in the teachers dispute.
Meantime, the teachers will go ahead with their strike vote which starts tomorrow, and final results will be announced Friday. Prince George teachers will vote Wedsnesday.
The Labour Relations Board is making some decisions on the type of job action the teachers will be allowed to carry out. The employers would like to see a maximum 20% reduction in class instruction time. That could mean one day off per week or 20% peeled off each day.
In the past, teachers have refused to supervise during recess, refused to issue tests, fill out report cards, supervise detentions, answer phones or carry out any work for the school other than direct instruction in the classroom. There is no indication on how a possible job action would manifest itself this time round.
The fact finder is expected to submit some recommendations before the end of this month.
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Posted by: tami on September 19 2005 10:22 PM
They deserve a 35% pay increase, and should only be forced to attempt to teach 5 hours a day.
In at 9, out at 3-one hour for lunch-that will do nicely.
We are not at the top of the list for turning out a multitude of rocket scientists in the north.
It will make very little difference.
But we will have happy teachers!!!
And likely NO shortage.