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Teachers Protest Contract Stripping
August 22, 2002, Richmond: Teachers protest contract stripping

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RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY AUGUST 22, 2002:
Over 400 Teachers, members of the BC Teachers Federation rallied outside a Richmond Hotel to protest arbitration proceedings that will strip from every teacher contract all of the provisions that limit class sizes, ensure services of specialist teachers, enhance children's learning conditions, and protect education funding.

"This is not a fair arbitration. It's a brute contract-stripping process to enforce an unjust law," said BCTF President Neil Worboys. "The consequences are going to be larger classes, fewer specialist teachers, less choice for students, and drastically reduced resources in the classrooms."

Worboys vowed that teachers will not permit the damage to be done quietly behind closed doors. "Parents and the public need to know what's going on here, because it will have ramifications for students province-wide this fall," he said.




Intro: Irene Lanzinger, BC Teachers' Federation
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Irene Lanzinger
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Carol McNamee, BCTF Nanaimo RT 6:37
Carol McNamee
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Carolyn Rowland, Prince George RT 2:49
Carolyn Rowland
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Neil Worboys, President, BC Teachers' Federation RT 6:37
Neil Worboys
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Jim Sinclair, BC Federation of Labour RT 4:19
Jim Sinclair
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