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WEST VANCOUVER BOARD
Teachers clarify position

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Dear Editor:

The front page story in your May 15 edition did not
clearly define the West Vancouver Teachers Associa-
tion position on the provincial instruction-only cam-
paign launched by the B.C. teachers in res ponse to
bills 19 and 20. \

The teachers of West Vancouver are unequivocally
supportive of the BCTF instruction-only campaign.
The job action is a moderate and reasoned response to
a most vindictive and unfair legislative package.

Bill 20, among other things, destroys the coopera-
tive structure that is the foundation of effective
schools, and threatens to undermine the influence| of
the B.C. Teachers Federation. The BCTF has stood as
a strong advocate for the welfare of students and the
professional and economic interests of teachers for
nearly 70 years. I
” Bill 19 overturns a half century of progress in labor
Telations and threatens ‘to create unprecedented
disharmony in the workplaces throughout this pro-
vince. The teachers of this province wil! not silently

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Dear ‘Editor: .

We do not have a suite, ‘in, our
home, illegal .or otherwise, but. 1
feel. for those who do and who are
counting on the small income
received to help with mortgages or
just to help live a little better —
most important ‘just to keep their
.homes.

Widows not yet eligible for an
old age pension need the added in-
come.. It is also'a way for them to
have someone else i in the home ‘for
security.

It is very easy. for. elected’ of-
: ficials to forget that most people:
have no way, of raising their .in-
‘come by voting themselves a raise
in pay. !

In my opinion, we are getting
more , useless regulations all the
time — e.g. no burning in the
district (where does the North
Vancouver City smoke - go?)
Developers are allowed huge fires
-with no thought of the ash and
smoke that covers homeowners’
lawns, pools and homes.

Evelyn Donovan
North Vancouver

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accept the enactment of such regressive and repressive
legislation.

. The teachers of West Vancouver are unable to par-
ticipate in the provincial instruction-only campaign
due to a clause in its teaching and working conditions
agreement. No other district association has such a
contractual obligation to perform extra-curricular ac-
tivities.

The contract was bargained in good faith and con-
tains many provisions of benefit to teachers in this
community. Were it not for this contractual obliga-
tion, West Vancouver teachers would be allied in ac-
tion, as well as in spirit, with our colleagues
throughout the province.

The West Vancouver Teachers Association will par-
ticipate fully in the effort to educate the public about
the potentially destructive impact of bills 19 and 20 on
the public school system.

Kit Krieger, co-president
West Vancouver Teachers Association

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’ | would like to express my grati-
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