BC government considering legislation to remove teachers right to strike.

[krazykat88]

B.C. legislation to remove teachers' right to strike
BCTF calls legislation 'the height of political cynicism'

B.C.'s 40,000 teachers have been granted the right to strike by the Labour Relations Board, but the government has introduced legislation that could take away that right and impose a six-month cooling-off period and a mediator to settle the

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[tabaqui]

Jayzus.

WTH is it with governments just lately deciding that teachers and schools are 'the enemy'?

[krazykat88]

This. I don't understand the contempt people/the government has for teachers. Its not an easy job (many burn out within 5 years of starting) or overpaid (you could argue the opposite, teachers to a lot of work (specifically, coaching, clubs) they're not paid for)

[romp]

I really think it's because most in the field are women. I hear the same arguments about librarians: they do it because they love it, they don't need to be paid, they just work for pin money while their husbands bring in the real income, they'd be happy just to volunteer,...

[armless_phelan]

What is the BC government thinking? This is so draconian. I can't with these fuckers. Since the Conservatives took control, Canada seems to be going backwards as a pace almost equal to the US!

Oh, and Fuck Harper. Just because.

[angelus7988]

Dear Canada,

Please stop imitating America. We get it: we are backwards and uncivilized. There is no need for further parody.

Sincerely,
The United States of America.

[nikoel]

They're lashing back for all the years we've made fun of their accents.

[star_maple]

My friend is a teacher in BC and her Facebook posts are so heartbreaking. The government really has no respect for them whatsoever. I mean, there's the big legislative moves like this, but they also forgot to BCC in a giant e-mail communication and now she's getting spammed by people who think teachers are whiners. She complained about the breach of privacy and just got a "so what do you want us to do about it" from them. :P

[krazykat88]

Ugh, that's awful.

[romp]

I hate the game-playing. I hate the disrespect teachers (i.e. women) get as if their jobs aren't important. I don't know if this is the time to go for another raise that size but that is how the game is played.

I'm not sure how I feel about this but thought it was interesting:
Rising Call to Change Way We Bargain with Teachers: Critics say 17 years of negotiation failures means government has to change tactics