WorkSafeBC and COVID-19
Many members are continuing to contract COVID-19. If WorkSafeBC can link your case to an exposure at school, you are entitled to have most of your sick days reimbursed by
Read moreMany members are continuing to contract COVID-19. If WorkSafeBC can link your case to an exposure at school, you are entitled to have most of your sick days reimbursed by
Read moreWe have had a number of calls to the office about violent incidents in schools. Some incidents involve students and others do not. WorkSafeBC says, “Violence” means “the attempted or actual
Read moreOn July 29, 2022, the Surrey Teacher’s Association signed a settlement agreement with the employer regarding overpayment of remedy. The employer will return to individual teachers’ remedy banks 50% of
Read moreArticle D.22.1 of the collective agreement limits the length of a school’s instructional day. Some courses involve multi-grade classes that do not fit neatly within a timetable designed to comply with the
Read moreA wonderful festival was held on Saturday, October 1st at the Bell Centre of Performing Arts for the International Day of Peace and Truth and Reconciliation Day. The day began
Read moreOn Wednesday, October 19, there will be a Special General Meeting and a Staff Representative Assembly (STARA). During the SGM there will be elections for a Member-at-Large and a TTOC
Read moreProvincial Specialist Associations (PSAs) are a way for members to exchange ideas on research, teaching strategies, curriculum development, and other shared interests. Our October PSA Professional Development Day on Friday,
Read moreUnfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, there’s a delay in getting the FSA Opt-Out pamphlets to schools this year. We anticipate that the materials will arrive at the schools on the October
Read moreAt the heart of the remedy story is the 2002 illegal stripping of the language we had in our contracts in the 1990s. This is the language that was supposed
Read moreThere has been an amendment to the right to refuse unsafe work legislation. The new section requires an employer to provide written notice of a work refusal while the employer
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