Re: Classrooms go quiet in SD 62, B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, March 7, 2012.
Congratulations to SD 62 secretary treasurer David Lockyer for extending a olive branch to the teachers in his district.
That effort shows the fight is with the B.C. TeachersB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ Federation not our hard working teachers.
As a taxpayer I am offended by the remarks of BCTF president Susan Lambert when she says teachers wonB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t prepare report cards for the entire year as it would undermine their recent strike efforts.
For 30 years I have watched the worst union in Canada try and high-jack the education system in B.C.
I sincerely hope that B.C. teachers hijack the annual meeting of the BCTF in Vancouver from March 17-20 and elect union executives with an open mind and a willingness to represent teachers instead of the unionB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s own self interests.
Otherwise, the government wonB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t move forward with any alternative negotiating formats and we will be stuck in the same unproductive ditch we have been in for the last 30 years.
John Townson
Colwood