Saturday, March 3, 2012

BCTF Claims and Facts...

Courtesy of BC Government:


British Columbia Teachers’ Federation Claim
FACT
700 fewer Special Needs teachers


2,100 additional special needs teaching assistants in B.C. classrooms.
Ninth-best paid in Canada


B.C. teachers’ salary plus benefits is fourth-best among provinces.
Seniority eroded under Bill 22 - Education Improvement Act

Seniority remains key factor but qualifications also considered. Math teachers teaching Math; Science teachers teaching Science.
Contract demands are reasonable

A 15 per cent wage increase at a cost of $2 billion is completely unreasonable, given the current economic reality.
Wage increases are modest


Teachers’ union demands would cost $2 billion, which would raise taxes on all B.C. families.
Eliminated class sizes


Class-size caps on all grades with exceptions made by principals and superintendents.
Reject net-zero wage mandate


130 net-zero contracts signed.
25,000 CUPE employees signed net zero contracts.

Teachers have not been fairly compensated


Teachers received a 16 per cent wage increase; $3,700 signing bonus for their last contract.
12,000 overcrowded classes


Of 65,000 classes, fewer than 1,500 have more than 31 students.
Fewer than 600 have more than 33 -- most of these are band, choir and theatre.

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