In B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec, the government helps fund independent schools.
teachers strike
February 19, 2020
9:11AM
The province's base education budget is scheduled to increase by 2.5 per cent this year.
January 29, 2020
2:26PM
Ontario union leaders say proposed increases to the number of students per teacher will hurt the quality of education in the province.
March 14, 2012
3:00AM
Like most striking workers, BC teachers tend to believe they are underpaid and overworked. And like most employers today, the BC government is facing tough economic times and cant afford to be generous with its workers.
Its a classic labour relations standoff that stems from attitudes deeply imbedded in human nature and driving the almost universal belief that ones work is not valued properly.
Its a classic labour relations standoff that stems from attitudes deeply imbedded in human nature and driving the almost universal belief that ones work is not valued properly.