~ Non-union teachers ponder
future after IRC ruling

"by. Nancy Orr -

- The results of the Industrial.
‘Relations Commission hearing
on June 10 between the B.C.
Teachers for Association and
the B.C. Teachers Federation
were released on June 21.

Ken Albertini, chairman of
the Industrial Relations Council,
reported that the petition by the
Teachers for Association seek-
ing relief from compulsory
membership as a condition of
employment in the B.C.T.F, had
been denied.

The members of the three
locals, Central Okanagan,
Langley and Terrace, who ap-
peared before the IRC, must

join. their local union and the -

B.C.T.F. by June 30 or be deem-
‘ed to have resigned.

“There are 14 pages of
testimony and reasoning,”’ said
Helen Raham, chairman of the
B.C.T. for Assoc., ““but basical-
ly, -the commission found
against the non-union group.

“We had been seeking some
application of the Rand Formu-
la or a ‘‘grandfathering”’ clause
to protect members who had
joined their organizations prior
to such conditions being im-

. posed.’”

In their decision, the Commis-
sion also refused to rule on the
protection that the Act could of-
fer these employees until there
has been an actual termination

from a refusal (to join). Fy

: . “The decision was given to me
last evening,’’ said Raham,
‘‘and we have not yet had a

- meeting to decide upon the ap-

peal procedure. But an appeal to

the B.C. Supreme Court is a

distinct possibility.”’

A legal trust fund has been |

established to receive donations ‘
_ positions.

from many concerned people.
‘‘In the meantime,’’ said

Diane Cey, the association’s -

Terrace representative, ‘‘in-

dividual teachers must make.a |

choice between their jobs and
their principles.”

According to School District
personnel, teachers must all

-belong to three organizations:

the College of ‘Teachers, which is.
their own governing and licens-

‘ing body; their local teachers
"organization. (which is the —

TDTA in Terrace) and to the

provincial BCTF. It is member--

ship in the BCTF which i is pro-
Viding dissent.

According to Raham, one of
the objections is that the BCTF

-is supporting social issues, inter-

national! organizations and other
projects which do not relate to
their professional appointments.

‘*There is also a deep concern
by the members that they will be
muzzled,’’ said Raham, ‘‘and
that is a challenge to their pro-
fessional ability to speak as in-
dividuals according to their
beliefs.”

The new Code of Ethics of the
BCTF adopted in March and
coming into effect July 1, 1990
has many powerful clauses, such

as: #8: ‘‘Teachers shall act ina

manner not prejudicial to job

action or other collective

strategies of the Union.”

**Some of us take deep excep-..
tion to that;’’ said Raham. ‘It is”

not appropriate to professional
behavior, which puts service to

clients first, above all other

loyalties. We are truly afraid of
having our voices stifled, par-

ticularly in education, which’

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should be wide open and
challenging to all ideas and pro-

“We used to question ‘the
right of School Boards and gov-
ernments to stifle our voices, .
now we are inviting. our ‘co-.
workers to do the same, under’
penalty ‘of: fines or expulsion”
from our organization,” she
said.

“Ts there to be no freedom of
speech in the schools, is that
what we are to be forced to
teach?

‘‘A system of checks and
balances is essential, the present
system is slipping to the side,
and acceptable labor practices
must be restored."”

~ Regular

Games

‘Lucky Dollar

Terrace Review — Wednesday, June 27, 1990 AS a —

Port Development —

Continued from page At

Longview/Seattle authority. By
_ putting together a package similar
‘to that described above they have

been successful in attracting the
central coast container business to

_ the detriment of Vancouver, And

there’s little Vancouver can do
about it. There is public opposition

to further industrial development in.
. Vancouver, and very little avail-

able industrial land even without
that problem, and there is no
simple way to coordinate the exist-
ing transportation infrastructure.
Another success story, according

to Parker, can be found in Anchor-

age, Alaska. Anchorage has been

‘successful .in becoming the

worldwide hub for Federal
Express, and United Parcel Service
is about to move to Anchorage as

EVERYONE WELCOME!

(Age 14 years and up)

SUNDAY: Terrace Athletics Association
MONDAY: Terrace Minor Hockey (First three Mondays of
every month)
Terrace Minor Baseball (Remaining Mondays of
every month)
- TUESDAY: Kermode Friendship Society
WEDNESDAY: Terrace Blue Back Swim Club

Terrace Peaks Gymnastics

TH URSDAY: Sponsoring Comm. to 747 Cadets

. Order of the Royal Purple .

EARLY FRIDAY: Canadian Paraplegic Association © y
LATE FRIDAY: Nisga’a Tribal Council (Terrace Local)
SATUADAY: Canadian Parents For French — Morning
B.C. Paraplegic Foundation ~ Evening
. LATE NIGHT: Kinsmen Club of Terrace
Terrace Figure Skating Club - (Alternate)

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well, In addition, Anchorage has |

become the Gander of west coast

and is now the primary. northern -
Pacific Rim refuelling stop for all
express and passenger flights. .
According to Parker, 400 Bocing -
747’s land at the Anchorage airport

every week and that adds up to a

lot of dollars for the local econo- - .

my.
At the present time, the Terrace-

Kitimat airport is quiet and there .

are only three private loading
docks in Kitimat harbor: Alcan,
Eurocan and Ocelot Industries, It

the port committee succeeds, by

the summer of 1991 construction

could start on a facility to serve —
ferties, crusie ships, container ;

ships § and barges.

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_ System will be expanding! ‘handyDART Service will be
available for anyone who carinot use the conventional

~ transit system due to a disability.

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