The Ministry of Education has appointed former University of Northern British Columbia President Charles Jago to mediate negotiations between the province's teachers and their employer. But the union says Jago's ties to the Liberal party mean biased mediation in a process "skewed" towards government. Read more…

Patti Bacchus, chair of the Vancouver School Board, has penned an open letter on the board's behalf to Education Minister George Abbott decrying the imposition of Bill 22: Education Improvement Act, and asking for the bill to be scrapped and an independent mediator to be appointed in teacher-government negotiations. Read more…

The BC Teachers' Federation revealed some elements of its new action plan to fight Bill 22 today, including the possibility of a full-scale walkout in the coming months. Read more…

Delegates at the BC Teachers' Federation's annual general meeting voted overwhelmingly to keep Susan Lambert as president for her third term. Read more…

The teachers' union is accusing the Ministry of Education of making a mess of the new Teachers' Council elections by failing to issue ballots to all union members in time for a March 20 vote. But the Ministry maintains teachers' have had ample time and warning to make sure they can vote. Read more…

Despite the scheduled passing of Bill 22 today, the BC Teachers' Federation is still holding out for the appointment of an independent mediator to help negotiate a deal between the union and their government employers. Read more…

The British Columbia government will be back in the legislature this summer to impose a collective agreement on the province's teachers, independent MLA Bob Simpson predicted. Read more…

The ministry of education announced funding levels for the 2012/13 school year today, including an extra $10.7 million for vulnerable students, just before they announced a plan to pass the controversial Bill 22 by Thursday. But the B.C. teachers' union says the money is a pittance compared to what's needed in public education in this province, and vows to continue the fight against the bill. Read more…

The teachers' have postponed their decision on further action against Bill 22, even though the controversial legislation could pass as early as next Thursday. Read more…

New Democratic Party House Leader John Horgan is mocking Premier Christy Clark for not speaking in the legislature about Bill 22, which is aimed at ending a job action by British Columbia's teachers. Read more…

The second teachers' rally in two days saw a couple thousand teachers pack the grounds of the Vancouver Art Gallery in their last showing of resistance before they head back to work tomorrow. Read more…

British Columbia Teachers' Federation President Susan Lambert said she believes pickets of government buildings this morning were legal, but she didn't know who organized them. Read more…

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon is arguing that it's illegal for the British Columbia Teachers' Federation to picket provincial government offices, though the Labour Relations Board decision on the job action does not make that explicit. Read more…

Close to 15,500 people have joined the Facebook group "BC High School Student Walkout", committing themselves to attend a 2 to 5 p.m. province-wide walk out in support of teachers tomorrow. Read more…

The BC Teachers' Federation says teachers across the province will be walking out Monday, March 5, although the ministry of education maintains schools will remain open. Read more…

Despite British Columbia Premier Christy Clark saying Tuesday she doesn't want students to miss a single day of school due to a teachers' strike, the government will not rush legislation that would keep them in classrooms next week. Read more…

The majority of teachers in the province have voted yes to a walkout strike, though the union has yet to decide when that will take place. In the meantime the ministry of education is taking it's own defence by calling out the union for it's use of "inaccurate" information and "rhetoric" when it comes to Bill 22. Read more…

A live Twitter conversation between Education Minister George Abbott and teachers, public over new Education Bill provided room for venting, but few answers for those concerned about stalled teacher negotiations. Read more…

The British Columbia government introduced legislation today Education Minister George Abbott said he hopes will prevent a teachers strike and get negotiators back to the bargaining table. Read more…

The B.C. Labour Relations Board has ruled the province's teachers can escalate their job action to a three-day walk out provided they give their employers no less than two school days notice. Read more…