By Roger Annis, Feb 11, 2014 VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has decided it will appeal a damning BC Supreme Court ruling on January 27 that said the province has grossly violated the bargaining rights of teachers since 2002. As reported previously in Rank and File.ca, the court voided 2002 legislation that stripped teachers Continue readingBC government appeals court ruling slamming its abuse of bargaining rights of teachers
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BC teachers win big court victory for education services Roger Annis, Rankandfile.ca January 29, 2014 Ontario raises minimum wage to $11/hour CBC January 30, 2014 CN, union to talk after contract rejected Toronto Star January 31, 2014 Mount Allison strikers get national show of support CBC January 31, 2014 Interview: Kathleen Wynne and Ontario’s minimum Continue readingLabour News Update – February 3 2014
By Roger Annis January 29, 2014–Teachers in British Columbia won a big victory in the courts two days ago in their long battle against cuts to education services in the province. The B.C. Supreme Court issued a ruling against the government over draconian legislation in 2002 (Bill 28) that increased classroom sizes, decreased special education Continue readingBC teachers win big court victory for education services
Ontario education workers and Bill 115 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on labour and right-to-work Porter Airlines strike BC’s 10-year-plan for teachers ignores court rulings, again Halifax schools face labour trouble Xstrata and Mine Mill brace for job action Blockade at Vertis in Fort Erie St.FX faculty on strike Massive EI protest on Îles-de-la-Madeleine Walmart warehouse Continue readingLabour news update – January 29 2013
by Doug Nesbitt In the coming week, Ontario’s teachers, education workers and students will be turning up the heat on the Liberal minority government and Bill 115, which imposes a concessionary bargaining agenda on teachers unions and the school boards, and allows the cabinet to change tentative agreements and stop strikes without even legislative oversight. Continue readingKill Bill 115: Where is the movement going?
As members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) in the York Region and Upper Grand school boards prepare to vote on tentative agreements this week, many of their colleagues in other boards are urging them to vote “no.” “90% voted to strike a while back,” reads an anonymous flyer being circulated among teachers Continue readingFor Immediate Release: Teachers Urge Colleagues to Vote “No” to Tentative Agreements
By Doug Nesbitt and Andrew Stevens [Editors note: a couple of passages have been edited for clarification. Oct.8 2012] For the first time since the late 1990s, a provincial labour-related education bill has angered a substantial number of Ontarians, from students to parents and, of course, teachers. Bill 115, with the Orwellian title of “Putting Continue readingWaiting for a walkout: The end of McGuinty?
By Roger Annis June 28 2012 – The BC Teachers Federation has reached an agreement with the BC government for a new collective agreement to cover the two years beginning July 2011. The agreement fails to give teachers any progress on the two key items they were fighting to obtain, namely, a salary increase and Continue readingBC teachers reach two-year agreement with government, key issues unresolved