’ Employers’ bargaining committee.. 4 4 Al 0 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 12, 2006 Tentative agreement reached between teachers and By DUSTIN QUEZADA ‘A REPEAT of the October 2005 teachers’ ‘ unlikely :as B.C. teachers strike - is “Yeached a __ tentative. agreement with their | ‘employers June 30. _.The five-year contract. _ Still. needs to be ratified * by: the province’s 38,000 teachers but it is being rec- ommended to’ the ‘entire -membership by the British Columbia Teachers’ . Fed- > eration (BCTF), ‘says the _local union president. Debbie Thames, president of the Terrace ‘and = District. . Teachers’ ‘Union as of July 1, says the pact is a_huge step. - “It’s been a long time since :we’ve had. any kind of negotiated settlement,” "said; Thames, adding the _. deal, took three parties to- _broker, , with the _ govern- ment. joining the British Columbia Public “School (BCPSEA) and the BCTF The - agreement will see teachers earn a 16 per cent salary increase over ‘its span, a.coup for teach- ers after an offer for 10 per cent over four years had been rejected by the union. '. Teachers had initially been '. seeking 24 per cent, then 19 per cent over three years. . “The fact that it's a ne- NATIONS children’ seducationafteran - agreement was signed last week between the province, the federal government . and _ stakeholders — for the 160,000 aboriginals province-wide. Premier Gordon Camp- bell, federal Minister of In- “dian Affairs and Northern Development Jim Prentice, Chief Negotiator Nathan Matthew, and Deborah Jef- frey, President of the First “in the future, if this works out, we would make a. move to. have our own ‘school in community,” ~+Charlotte Guno.. our Nations Education .Steer- - ing Committee (FNESC), signed the historic agree- ment July 5 that will lead to recognition of First Na- tions’ Currently, schools on reserves are administered by the federal ministry. The agreement, 30 years in the making, will allow First Nations to form school. boards. and hand - out provincial high school graduation diplomas. About 40 of the almost. 200 First Nations in B.C. — have indicated they want to form schoo] boards. Those nations choosing the Association jurisdiction over . First Nations’ education in - :. British Columbia. “gotiated settlement, plus improvements and that it is » more than the 10 per cent (contract offer) are all posi- tive steps for teachers,” Thames added. deadline for signing: bo- nuses for public sector em- .ployees, teachers will also receive $4,000 each. B.C, teachers, had voted ‘unanimously in June to Strike if their. salary de~ mands -weren’t met but maintained throu gh the bar- gaining process that having an agreement in place for the fall; which would avoid By reaching the deal on - - June; 30,* the government lh ire ee tion in. May. It limits class . sizes and class composi- tion, Thames said the teach- ots didn’t get everything “they wanted, such as salary parity with other provinces, teacher preparation, time and upgraded benefits, but. . - Thames points to compro- a work stoppage, was their primary goal. “We have always main- _ tained that a negotiated settlement was best for ° teachers .and students,” _said: BCTF president Jinny _ Sims. “Above all, a negoti- : ated settlement is best for’. -public - education » ‘in. B.C. Members of both bargain- _ing teams worked hard to.. . bring. these challenging discussions to a successful . conclusion.” tions,” added Thames. “Now we can focus on - addressing learning condi- _ Teacher salaries became ._ the main bargaining issue for salaries after learning conditions were addressed by the government’ s Bill 33, introduced into legisla- First-Nations sign | _ historic education i ‘agreement — a FIRST. throughout B. C. will be able to take control of their to three years to.see if its. actually what they say it’s going to be.” The band currently op- erates a school for:adults. who have not finished high — ‘school but a kindergarten to Grade 7 school is a long- standing desire. _ “In the future, if this works out, we would make a move to have our own | school in our community,” added Guno. Guno said the announce- ment was good news for , First Nations. __ “Pm all for positive change, accountability and assessing we've got now.” - The agreement will trig- ger Canada and B.C. to put © into place the necessary’ legislative measures to implement the significant achievement. 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