BC Teacher Collective Bargaining

On June 26, 2012, BCPSEA and the BCTF concluded a Provincial Collective Agreement covering the period July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013. The parties can commence bargaining for a new collective agreement as early as March 1, 2013.

To follow what is happening during these negotiations, we have the following information available here on our site: 

• Teacher Bargaining Bulletins
• Proposals and Costing - BCTF and BCPSEA
• Essential Services
• At the Table
• Report from the Chair
• Vital Statistics: K-12 Public Education (Teachers)
• In the News
• For the Record

Discussion Papers / Backgrounders

Given the complexity of teacher collective bargaining and many of the issues being discussed, we have prepared a series of backgrounders and discussion papers. The following papers are relevant to the current round of teacher collective bargaining:

Backgrounders

• A detailed overview of Bill 22 - Education Improvement Act
• Fact Finder Report prepared by Trevor Hughes 
• Collective Bargaining between the BC Public School Employers' Association and the BC Teachers' Federation
• Teacher Compensation: Context and Considerations
• Teachers Salaries

Discussion Paper

• Can we get There from Here?
• Chronology of Key Events in Teacher Collective Bargaining
• Perspectives in Practice
• Discussion Paper - History of Teacher Collective Bargaining