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September 16 ,2014,TentativeAgreementQuestionsand Answersfor Members

Information and Proceduresfor Voting

What istheExecutiveCommitteer ecommending to members?A tentative agreement was reached between the BCTF and the BCPSEA on Tuesday, September16, 2014. The Bargaining Team presented the proposed settlement to the BCTF ExecutiveCommittee, who met by conference call and voted to recommend it to members for ratification.A vote in favour will end the current job action.

When will thevotebeheld and when will weknow ther esults?The vote will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2014. Results will be released that evening.

What will theword ing beon thebal lot?

ou in favour of ratifying the Agreement-In-Committee reached on September 16, 2014?.

When and wherewill I beableto vote?Information about when and where to vote will be provided by your local.

If thevoteisFollowing a vote to accept the settlement, members will return to work on Friday, September 19,2014. Schools will reopen for students on Monday, September 22, 2014.

If the membership rejects the tentative deal, the strike would continue. The Executive Committeewould then consider the next steps in the process.

Detailsof theProposed Settlement

What istheterm of thetentativeagreement?The term of this agreement is for six school years, from July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2019.

What salary increasesa refound in theag reement?

Salary Grid increases of 7.25% over 6 years as follows:

2013140%2014153.25%2015160%2016171 %2017181.5%2018191.5%

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to bargain around the Supreme Court decisions, and to get teachers to give up their rights to get acollectiveagreement.

As well, the concession that would have allowed the employer to impose unilateral calendarchanges was also withdrawn. This is an extremely important point. It is a matter that dates back

to the Bill 28 legislation from 2002, which the BC Supreme Court deemed unconstitutional inApril 2011. While the employer may wish to make changes to scheduling or how the school yearis structured, it cannot unilaterally make changes to the terms and conditions of work in thecollective

What aretheprovisionsof theEducation Fund?An Education Fund will be established and will be used exclusively to hire additional bargainingunit members to address class size, class composition, and the provision of specialist teachers.

The amounts in the fund are as follows:201415$75 million

201516$80 million201617$80 million201718$80 million201819$85 million

Will theEducation Fund beaffected by theongoing court case?

2002 language is fully or partially restored the parties will reopen the collective agreement onthis issue, and will bargain from the restored language. The Education Fund provisions willcontinue until there is agreement on implementation and/or changes to the restored language.

A retheregainsfor Teachersteaching on call?TTOCs will be paid their on-scale rate for each day worked (1/189 of category classification andexperience for each full day worked). There are also improvements to how experience iscalculated.

As well, a provincial joint committee will discuss issues of seniority call-out, and fair hiringpractices for TTOCs.

What aretheeconomicimplicationsfor membersof thisagreement?Analysis of the short and long-term economic implications for members will be provided as theybecome available.

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