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Teachers take part in rotating strike
Teachers from throughout the East Kootenayâs two school districts are taking part in the first day of rotating strikes by members of the B.C. Teachersâ Federation (BCTF) today (May 26), meaning itâs a long weekend for regional students.
Teachers in School District No. 5 and School District No. 6 are striking in conjunction with educators in 17 districts province-wide today.
The B.C. Teachersâ Federation (BCTF) announced May 20 that as a âresult of the unwillingness of the provincial government and the BC Public School Employersâ Association (BCPSEA) to offer any improvements to class size, class composition, and other important learning conditions for students, as well as the employerâs unfair wage demands, teachers will begin rotating strikes on Monday, May 26.â
Classes are cancelled today in the Columbia Valley, Kimberley, Cranbrook and Elk Valley areas.
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Pictured above: Teachers at Cranbrookâs Steeples Elementary School patrol the picket line this morning (May 26). Carrie Schafer/e-KNOW