BCTF
BC’s education system needs an attitude change
Boards of Education, parents & the public want a resolution — the BCTF prefers an impasse Thanks to Jon Ferry of the Vancouver Province for providing an opportunity to address the need for “attitude change” as a legitimate topic within ... Read More »
BC’s unions still don’t understand Net Zero
Net zero saved B.C. taxpayers $3 billion this year. That’s seven per cent of the entire budget. Sometimes the chattering classes criticize policies (rarely, but it happens). Usually it’s politics (and sometimes, personalities). Policies and politics are part of government, ... Read More »
The Teachers Union in BC – who is victimizing whom?
BC teachers deserve the ability to opt out of the BCTF In summer of 2011 a colleague asked when I thought the “limited strike” would end. My response was pragmatic and pessimistic. I indicated that I expected the “strike” to ... Read More »
Teaching in BC: profession or trade union?
Jan Drabek’s opinion article in The Vancouver Sun raised a number of critical issues related to teaching as currently organized in BC. Drabek characterizes the current organizational model as similar to a trades union. He also poses a critical question: ... Read More »
It’s ‘outrageous’ that union dues are used for political campaigns
Time to change the law that requires workers to pay union dues to support political causes, says Plant The headline news this morning is that the BCTF plans to campaign to unseat the government in the next election. A timely ... Read More »
Best of the Net: New Millionaires, False Creek Ferries, Christy Clark
It's been a few crazy weeks, so I haven't been able to write my Best of the Net lately. But thankfully I was able to find some time on a cold and cloudy Saturday morning to pull a post together. ... Read More »
When unions hear the “zero” and not the “net”
The most successful communicators understand not only what they want to say, but how it will be heard. This is rarely easy. It is particularly hard when the listener does not trust you. Sometimes what you say, even with the ... Read More »
Gibson asks – who controls public education?
"There is a justifiable level of apprehension, almost fear, associated with publicly opposing positions taken by the BCTF" I am frustrated by the battles raging in BC over who controls public education. I am frustrated by the leadership of a ... Read More »
Report cards more critical than dispute
It’s hard to say what’s more consistent in B.C.: the rain or talk about the ongoing dispute between the province’s teachers and the government. For months, British Columbians have been inundated with both the government’s case and the unions’ case. ... Read More »
Something is rotten in the state of … Sweden
Thought of The Day Ban Cars from Down-town; Ban Non-Organic Food from entering the City's Markets; Ban Olive Oil Tankers from entering the Georgia Strait; Ban Foreign Cash Contributions To Municipal Parties then… Ban Cash! Believe it or not, there's ... Read More »
