Updated: The B.C. Teachers Federation has reached a tentative deal with the province that the union says will take them from near the bottom to the “top tier” of pay in Canada. Read more about the deal.
The tentative agreement was reached Friday, according to a statement by the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, which negotiates on behalf of the provincial governmentStart your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
“If ratified, this agreement will take us from near the lowest-paid teachers in Canada into the top tier,” Johnston said in a statement. “I am deeply grateful to the members of the team who worked so hard to get us to this point.” “For the first time ever, experienced B.C. teachers will cross the $100,000-per-year threshold putting you much closer to, or even above, teachers in places like Calgary and Toronto,” he said.Article content
Bargaining for a collective agreement began March 15. Both the members of the employers’ group and BCTF members will have to ratify the tentative deal. A vote will be held by each union local between Nov. 16 and 18. The mandate promises a flat salary increase of 25 cents per hour plus 3.24 per cent in the first year, a 5.5 per cent salary bump in year two and a two per cent increase in year three. The final two years also include potential cost-of-living adjustments.
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