BCTF warns CUPE strike imminent
Posted September 15, 2013 1:17 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – BC Teachers’ Federation President Jim Iker is warning that if school support workers go on strike, teachers will stand on the picket line in solidarity.
CUPE’s BC Education Sector is armed with a strong strike mandate. The union will be at the bargaining table Monday through Wednesday.
In an email to members, the BCTF says CUPE is not optimistic a deal can be reached without a walkout.
But Iker says they’re still hopeful they can negotiate a fair deal for teachers and CUPE by working together.
Bargaining for the BCTF has been suspended until October while the union is in BC Supreme Court readdressing a 2011 ruling.
At that time, a judge found the provincial government violated constitutional rights when they took away some bargaining rights for teachers.
