B.C. teachers hail Supreme Court’s decision to hear long-running dispute
VANCOUVER — A bitter dispute between British Columbia teachers and the provincial government over the right to negotiate class size and composition will be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.
The top court announced Thursday it would hear the teachers’ appeal of a lower-court decision, which said provincial legislation that stripped some bargaining powers did not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
“We never give up,” said B.C. Teachers Federation president Jim Iker at a Vancouver news conference shortly after the decision.
“It’s another important step in this long journey through the court system for us,” he said.