The BC Teachers Federation (BCTF) says members have voted 91 per cent in favour of ratifying a new four-year collective agreement with the BC Public School Employers’ Association.
According to the BCTF, the agreement covers 52,000 teachers and other educators working across the province in the K-12 public education system.
“This agreement is proof of what’s possible when teachers fight for their students. We pushed for improvements to learning conditions, and this agreement includes commitments to add counsellors, learning assistance teachers, and special education resources teachers in schools across the province,” said BCTF President Carole Gordon.
Included in the agreement is:
- a general wage increase of 3 per cent per year for four years
- a wage bump at the lower end of the pay grid
- more counsellors, learning assistance teachers, and special education resource teachers
- added prep time for elementary teachers
- special allowances for psychologists and Indigenous language teachers, as well as increases for teachers in identified rural and remote schools.
Voter turnout among BCTF members was 67 per cent.
According to the BCTF, the BC Public School Employer’s Association is still in the process of ratification.
If fully ratified, the new contract will be retroactive to July 1, 2025, and will remain in effect until June 30, 2029.
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