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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 10th 2014, 5:51 pm
Replies: 363
Views: 31,089
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC gov offers $40 per day to parents during strike

Sandy Garossino, former Crown prosecutor, is a great source for informed legal opinions on a numbers of issues, not only education. She is a good person to follow on Twitter.

I posted a link to an...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 3rd 2014, 5:15 pm
Replies: 363
Views: 31,089
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC gov offers $40 per day to parents during strike

They've already done this in the late 90's. In exchange of 0's for salary, the teachers took improvements in their working conditions (class size limits and specialist teacher ratios). All of this...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 3rd 2014, 4:22 pm
Replies: 363
Views: 31,089
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC gov offers $40 per day to parents during strike

It started in 2002 with the stripped contracts (BCTF, HEU). HEU fought theirs first up to the Supreme Court of Canada. It won. BCTF followed with their case. With the higher court's ruling, BCTF won...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 2nd 2014, 2:06 pm
Replies: 363
Views: 31,089
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC gov offers $40 per day to parents during strike

Justice Griffin's ruling in the BC Supreme Court case said that the BC government does have the power to remove it, but needs to follow a procedure that guarantees the teachers' charter rights.

In...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 2nd 2014, 2:08 am
Replies: 363
Views: 31,089
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC gov offers $40 per day to parents during strike

Government documents from the BC Supreme Court case show that the cost of the stripped language on class size limits and specialist teacher ratios is around $225 million yearly. In the twelve years...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 27th 2014, 10:19 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,138
Posted By chan_konabe

Update to BC Teachers' Strike

For those of you who like updates to stories on old threads, this one made the news today.

The original thread is here:

BC Teachers' Strike...
Forum: Canada
Apr 19th 2013, 7:28 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,359
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: Teacher and builder looking to move to BC

I'm an elementary school teacher in BC. Although the employment situation is tough for teachers (and has been for some years), I've seen a noticeable improvement lately. This is especially true if...
Forum: Canada
May 11th 2012, 9:55 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 4,000
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: what type of teaching is required in BC?

I'm an elementary school teacher in BC. I've taught in Vancouver, Victoria and now the interior. Prospects for employment can be gloomy, but it's still possible if you have time, patience, and...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 7th 2012, 2:53 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

Yes, there used to be in place such a mechanism. Before, if after a certain period of bargaining, a collective agreement couldn't be reached, it would be immediately sent to binding arbitration. It...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 7th 2012, 2:41 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

I don't have the actual wording with me, but I'll paraphrase as best as I can. It went along these lines:

Do you support an escalation of job action up to and including a full withdrawal of...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 7th 2012, 2:11 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

As I mentioned earlier, many teachers voted No, not because they love Bill 22, but because they didn't agree with the idea of giving three days salary to the government.

And I believe a 75% voter...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 7th 2012, 2:08 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

See my answer above for a better route of action.

I have friends who are proud BC Liberal supporters and we've talked about this issue plenty. They all agreed that the best option was for them was...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 7th 2012, 1:58 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

As I quoted above (from that Stanford University education panel), strong unions aren't the cause of problems, but rather a symptom of them. We have an education system that has been poorly managed...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 7th 2012, 2:23 am
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

Thank you and sorry if I ranted too much. As a teacher, Bill 22 makes me upset. As a parent, Bill 22 makes me furious. I'm just glad the truth behind it is finally hitting the media.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 11:11 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

Ahh, but Japan is on the verge of some very serious problems with its education system. It's built on homogeneity and uniformity, which makes sense given the historical demographics of the society....
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 11:03 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

I strongly believe that cultural diversity strengthens the education system. If all children were to learn in one way, the system would stagnate. For a teacher, the teaching really begins when the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 10:05 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

This is an important point. However, look at all of the attention this has received. It has been on the top of the news every day this week. There are 5000+ people marching on the Legislature in...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 9:45 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

Yes, but I'm doing my best to answer questions quickly. Please don't judge too cruelly if I make the occasional error. I don't have the time to carefully edit every post like I do with more serious...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 9:34 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

Strikes by public workers are against the law, but don't let that fool you. Teacher unions and the government clash just as often with each other there as they do here. However, large demonstrations...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 9:20 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

What a coincidence! I taught in the Japanese public school system before coming to teach in BC. It's even where I take my name - chankonabe stew- delicious!

In Japan, class sizes range between...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 9:12 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

I'm a very moderate political person, so many of my friends and family are so surprised to see me fuming about Bill 22. It truly is a terrible piece of legislation and I'm so glad to see that the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 8:58 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

Yes, but this is where it gets interesting. The Supreme Court just last year sided with the teachers and said that, yes, teachers have Charter Rights to bargain working conditions. The judge gave the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 8:52 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

Yes, this most recent escalation passed with an 87% Yes vote. About 32,000 of the almost 40,000 teachers casted their votes. I know many who voted No because, even though they despise Bill 22, they...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 8:38 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

Yes, every decision by the BCTF to escalate (or de-escalate) requires a whole membership vote.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2012, 8:37 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 12,302
Posted By chan_konabe

Re: BC Teachers' Strike

It's a very interesting part of BC history. In 1987, compulsory membership in the BCTF was eliminated by government bills. The legislation required teachers to choose between a union model or an...
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