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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Seems pretty clear the union doesn't really understand what the needs of their membership are? Or explain, please. Why was there a tentative agreement with the union and the province, that the teachers then overwhelmingly rejected? Or is that just the process - you bring the best deal to a vote?
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They understand fully what teachers need and want. The union has been banging their heads against a wall for over a year through initial bargaining, a useless attempt at mediation, and then again, bargaining attempts in the spring and fall.
The UCP has refused to even talk about bringing class size reporting, class caps back on the table, so as a last sign of good faith the union agreed to take the deal to the masses with the thinking that at minimum it will send a clear message that all of the teachers are against this when they vote it down.
There was never a "tentative agreement" in place, and that is all how it was angled by our lovely government. Broadcasting it as such the second they broke to take it to a vote was yet another attempt to undermine the process and to vilify teachers.