BURNABY (NEWS1130) – Every class counts. That was the message students from the BCIT Students Association hoped Premier Christy Clark would glean from a letter they sent.
    
Students say they already operate within an extremely tight schedule, leaving little time for interruption, but that is exactly what recent BCGEU job action is doing.

In the past month, each one of the school’s campuses have been shut down at different times.

Daniel Huh is the president of the BCITSA and says the effects of the job action could have lengthy, and costly implications.

“Its about having to wait another year to take the course, and a lot of people come from the north to get their training. There are a lot of courses like that and a lot of students are at risk of not graduating because of the job action. You have to consider those students as well, and what’s on the line for them.”

Huh says students deserve the education they expected to get.

“There is a big population of our school, especially with the trades programs, there is a lot of apprentice programs, there is a lot of trades programs, and if they don’t get a certain number of hours they won’t be able to get their credits this year and that just kind of the reality of things.”

The letter outlines the importance of voicing current students concerns and the voices of students who may choose BCIT in the future. They argue they have paid for their education with time, money, and effort, and cannot afford to have their investments delayed due to an “unwillingness to communicate.”