A Righteous Act Of Civil Disobedience. The BC Teachers' Strike.
Educators in British Columbia do not provide essential service, under current government guidelines.
So why the heavy-handed and tyrannical behaviour of the BC Liberal Party, Justice Brenda Brown, and the B.C. Public School Employers' Association?
Girls and boys , can you say collusion?
Teachers were found guilty of contempt-of-court last weekend, after the union went on strike Friday, ignoring the B.C. Labour Relations Board's order to return to work when the provincial legislature passed a law extending the teachers' current contract until next June with no wage increase, and no significant changes in class sizes, funding, or special education support. Gee, can't imagine why the teachers of British Columbia wouldn't want to rush back to their overcrowded, under-funded, aging classrooms after being told to put up and shut up.
Now Justice Brown has essentially taken control of the B.C. Teachers' Federation's assets and cash for 30 days to ensure neither union funds nor third-party donations can be used to pay strikers their $50-a-day picket allowance.
Boys and girls, can you say dictatorial?
Premier Gordon Campbell said the court's ruling means all members of society have to respect the law. Like Gordo respected the laws against drinking and driving....?
If the most vocal mommies and daddies (at least those without nannies or children in the private school system) were not being inconvenienced by having to find alternative sources of daycare for their little darlings, this job action would not have ended up in court so quickly. The lock-outs at the CBC and Telus were settled through bargaining, and the teacher's of B.C. are asking for nothing more than that.
If British Columbians feel that teachers provide an essential service (as they, of course, do) then they should be fully prepared to compensate them accordingly. If teachers are to be treated as the professionals they are, if their contribution to the province is to be recognized, great! At this point in time, the reality in this province is far removed.....to many, teachers are glorified babysitters. They are frustrated and angry and have the fortitude to stand up to a ham-fisted government and its oppressive henchmen, the Court and the B.C. Public School Employers' Association.
Good on them!
Girls and boys, can you say Machiavelli ?
So why the heavy-handed and tyrannical behaviour of the BC Liberal Party, Justice Brenda Brown, and the B.C. Public School Employers' Association?
Girls and boys , can you say collusion?
Teachers were found guilty of contempt-of-court last weekend, after the union went on strike Friday, ignoring the B.C. Labour Relations Board's order to return to work when the provincial legislature passed a law extending the teachers' current contract until next June with no wage increase, and no significant changes in class sizes, funding, or special education support. Gee, can't imagine why the teachers of British Columbia wouldn't want to rush back to their overcrowded, under-funded, aging classrooms after being told to put up and shut up.
Now Justice Brown has essentially taken control of the B.C. Teachers' Federation's assets and cash for 30 days to ensure neither union funds nor third-party donations can be used to pay strikers their $50-a-day picket allowance.
Boys and girls, can you say dictatorial?
Premier Gordon Campbell said the court's ruling means all members of society have to respect the law. Like Gordo respected the laws against drinking and driving....?
If the most vocal mommies and daddies (at least those without nannies or children in the private school system) were not being inconvenienced by having to find alternative sources of daycare for their little darlings, this job action would not have ended up in court so quickly. The lock-outs at the CBC and Telus were settled through bargaining, and the teacher's of B.C. are asking for nothing more than that.
If British Columbians feel that teachers provide an essential service (as they, of course, do) then they should be fully prepared to compensate them accordingly. If teachers are to be treated as the professionals they are, if their contribution to the province is to be recognized, great! At this point in time, the reality in this province is far removed.....to many, teachers are glorified babysitters. They are frustrated and angry and have the fortitude to stand up to a ham-fisted government and its oppressive henchmen, the Court and the B.C. Public School Employers' Association.
Good on them!
Girls and boys, can you say Machiavelli ?
posted by Alphamutt at 7:59 PM
1 Comments:
Are you a teacher???
Anyway, thanks for your support! It's good so see people actually seeing the actions of the government for what they are.
Thanks for your post! (Found you via google blogsearch, by the way!)
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