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  • Cultural Leave 

    Did you know you have access to 5 paid days per year to participate in Aboriginal cultural events? Be aware that “such leave shall not be unreasonably denied”. Please copy

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  • National Day of Mourning

    According to data from WorkSafeBC and the Day of Mourning BC website: In 2022, there were 181 deaths related to work. Out of these: Additionally, in the BC public school

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  • Timeline of Communication with the District regarding Extended Days

    We want members to know about our efforts to engage with the District regarding their plans to have Extended Days at some schools.  We have language in our Collective Agreement

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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that STA members have the privilege of working on the unceded ancestral territory of the Coast Salish peoples, the qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), qiqéyt (Qayqayt) and sɛmiˈɑːmuː (Semiahmoo) who have cared for this land for thousands of years, and who continue to care for this land. As educators, we are committed to actions aimed at healing the broken relationship between settlers and Indigenous peoples.

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