Thursday, September 15, 2011

North Okanagan-Shuswap School Board Rejects Pay Rise - ``Tone'' set by province, says trustee


The North Okanagan-Shuswap school board has set an example it may hope that teachers and other employees take. They have decided not to increase their pay this year. Vice-Chair Chris Coers says the province has already set a zero mandate in contract negotiations with teachers and CUPE workers. ``Considering the provincial tone, there were folks who decided maybe we should go with zero and we went with zero,'' says Coers. The board reviews trustees' pay every September. A 1.7 percent increase had been recommended.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow, common sense actually is still alive and well, in at least one area of BC.