About teachers’ negotiations

By Bill Bennett

Kootenay East MLA

1. Government hopes to reach a negotiated settlement with the BCTF in August and stands ready to negotiate any time over the summer, once the BCTF is ready to commit to a fair and affordable settlement that is in line with agreements already reached with 150,000 other public sector workers.

2. In the event that doesn’t happen, government is developing a contingency plan to give parents as much time as possible to plan out of school learning opportunities for their children.

3. A one-time support payment of $40 per day will be made available to parents of children under the age of 13 that are attending B.C. public schools. It will be funded from savings that accumulate from September 2 until the labour dispute is resolved.

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