This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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B.C. Teachers Association is anticipated to hold a full-scale, province-wide strike at public schools this morning after a weekend-long bargaining failed to produce a contract for teachers. In his remarks, B.C. Teachers’ Federation president, Jim Iker, said on Monday that “I’d hoped that you’d be looking at a potential settlement,” “but that didn’t happen.”
Earlier on Monday, teachers have voted an overwhelmingly 86 per cent in favour of escalated job action last week, and as of today they are in a legal position for a full-scale strike. On the other hand, Education Minister Peter Fassbender updated reporters that the government did provide a “comprehensive” proposal on Sunday and was waiting to get the union’s response. Fassbender alleged that “the ball is squarely in their court at this stage.” According to Iker, during the weekend bargaining the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, which represents the government, “squandered an opportunity” for a settlement after the BCTF tabled a number of new proposals.
According to Iker, he and other teachers at the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association study session on Monday were “collectively in shock and dumbfounded” when they heard that the new wage offer wasn’t accepted. He alleged that “we’re not being unreasonable, we want a deal,” and added that the situation facing the BCTF is hard to take. He said that “I’ve been teaching for 27 years and I’ve never seen it this bad. It’s the worst I’ve ever seen it. It’s distressing.”
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