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The representatives of the schools across School District 57 have announced a strike on Thursday as part of rotating strike action by teachers. According to the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, one-day strikes will be conducted this week at school districts around the province as part of the ongoing labour dispute between teachers and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association (BCSPEA).
BCTF local 571 president, Tina Cousins, mentioned in an email that “schools will be behind pickets,” and “[Superintendent Brian] Pepper has informed me that schools will be closed and buses will be cancelled.” The School District 57 website states that schools will remain open as normal from today to Wednesday and reopen as normal on Friday. According to a May 21 letter, BCSPEA public administrator Michael Marchbank threatens BCTF that in case the situation gets worse, it would immediately enforce a partial lockout that will include restriction on teachers from working 45 minutes before the beginning of their instructional time and more than 45 minutes after the end of instruction time.
In addition to that, BCSPEA alleged that secondary school teachers will also face a total lockout on June 25-26, as all teachers will be locked out starting on June 27. Whereas, teachers will also face a 10 per cent wage reduction the day any strike action occurs. In response to that, Cousins mentioned in an email that “we are very concerned about the partial lockout” and “we feel that this ill-conceived lockout notice was sent to cause confusion, misunderstanding and chaos. This is a disrespectful move towards teachers. Sending our system into chaos is no way to negotiate a collective agreement.”
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