A local teachers union rep says while some school boards are supportive of their cause part of an open letter from the BC School Trustees Association isn’t helpful.
The BCSTA referenced teachers’ request for a $5,000 signing bonus when calling on both sides in the dispute to compromise.
Here’s Kootenay Columbia Teachers Union President Andy Davidoff.
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Davidoff says salaries, bonuses and benefits aren’t the issue whereas the government’s refusal to accept court rulings on class size and composition is.
