Spring is here...

Ah, the Friday before March break... it takes so long to get here, and it goes by so fast. Then, well, the snow is melting and you can smell Spring.

To those of you off on student trips - enjoy and be safe. To those going on holiday, enjoy and be safe.

Wednesday saw me spending a lot of time with Carole James, the Lead rof the BC NDP. We talked about Contract stripping (she recognized our loss, but said 'no', the NDP won't undo the damage done), Education Funding: we talked about the need to target $ for Special Needs children, Gray Area children, Early Intervention, Librarians, Electives, Shops, Small schools support, and other related issues.

I also spent a bit of time with the Presidents of some of the other unions in the Valley (like the Steel Workers) discussing issues facing them in their industries.
Kate, Cindy and I are off tomorrow to Vancouver to participate in the BCTF AGM - to speak on your behalf. We'll be dealing with Pensions, Politics, Bargaining, and other issues that will have a dirrect impact on your working and retirement life. Wish us well.

As the winter season comes to a close, the Association has successfully resolved a large number of outstanding grievances - some dating back to 2005! That's a good thing.

We've begun to work with the employer as the board begins the Post and Fill/staffing/budgetting season - wish us all well.

Steve