B.C. teachers ask labour board to fire mediator
April 9, 2012 by tbarrett
Filed under Chapter 1 - Introduction, Chapter 10 - Third-Party Intervention, Chapter 8 - The Collective Bargaining Process
Description: The B.C. Teachers’ Federation has asked the B.C. Labour Relations Board to overturn the appointment of a mediator in their dispute with the provincial government.
Source: The Victoria Times Colonist
Date: 04/05/2012
Related links:
- B.C. Labour Relations Board
- Earlier update
- B.C. Teachers’ Federation
- B.C. Ministry of Education
- B.C. Public School Employers’ Association
- Bill 22, the Education Improvement Act
Questions for discussion:
- Summarize the BCTF’s argument in favour of overturning the mediator’s appointment.
- What is the government’s response?
- What is Dr. Jago’s response?
- Who do you think has the strongest case?
- Review your text’s section on labour boards. Given what you know, do you think the B.C. LRB has the power to overturn the appointment? Explain.
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