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Niigaan Sinclair urges teachers to embrace principles of Indigenous education
At age 22, Niigaan Sinclair began his career teaching drama at Kelvin High School in a mainly Jewish neighbourhood of Winnipeg ...
Mar 192 min read


Newly elected BCTF President was born to teach
Carole Gordon’s political journey from classroom teacher to President of the BC Teachers’ Federation began ...
Mar 195 min read


AGM special resolutions and candidate statements available
The March edition of Teacher magazine is gearing up for the BCTF’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) ...
Feb 191 min read


BCTLA wins national award for advocacy
In 2023, the BC Teacher-Librarians’ Association (BCTLA) Executive Committee started a BCTF Teacher Inquiry Project to look closely ...
Feb 193 min read


President’s message
As local bargaining wraps up, I’d like to extend my gratitude and congratulations to the members who have put time and effort into ...
Feb 193 min read


Navigating union spaces as a member with a disability
As a racialized woman who has a physical disability, I have experienced many barriers, inequities, and exclusions throughout my ...
Feb 193 min read


Joy as collective action: BCTF hosts first Anti-Racism Symposium
What we can do is focus on creating spaces where marginalized voices are heard, where everyone listens with respect and an open mind ...
Jan 84 min read


Bargaining 2025 begins: Meet the Bargaining Team
With our collective agreement expiring this June, now is the time for the Provincial Bargaining Team members to be seconded from their ...
Jan 810 min read


President’s message
As we step into this new year, we enter into the last six months of our current collective agreement ...
Jan 82 min read


How to write a motion
What is a motion? A motion brings business before a meeting. Motions contain specific ...
Jan 83 min read


Local profile: Boundary
From Big White, near Kelowna, to Christina Lake, in the Kootenays, the Boundary District Teachers’ Association spans more than 200 km...
Nov 5, 20246 min read


Learning from our international colleagues: Inquiry project with the Paulo Freire Institute in Brazil
In 2023, we had an opportunity to participate in the first International Solidarity Teacher Inquiry Project (TIP)...
Nov 5, 20245 min read


Paulo Freire Institute: Dreaming of democratic education
The Paulo Freire Institute (IPF) was created in 1991, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, with the mission of “educating to transform...”
Nov 5, 20244 min read


BCTF partners in Latin America against privatization
During the last 50 years, Latin America has felt the impact of the false promise of development after agreeing to implement economic...
Nov 5, 20244 min read


Educate to Liberate: A journey of intergenerational solidarity between the BCTF and NANTU
The Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) began working with the BCTF over 30 years ago...
Nov 5, 20243 min read


International solidarity is a BCTF heritage
We are all part of the global story, including the teachers of BC. Today the Federation’s global engagement is characterized as...
Nov 5, 20245 min read


Trinational Conference in Defense of Public Education
Maybe you saw the call-out for participants to attend the trinational conference this year in San Antonio, Texas, and wondered...
Nov 5, 20243 min read


BCTF, CTF, EI: Partners in the fight for quality public education
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), much like the BCTF, is a federation that brings together affiliates who are autonomous...
Nov 5, 20244 min read


President's message
This edition of Teacher magazine features a collection of articles highlighting the BCTF’s work in solidarity with other teachers’ unions...
Nov 5, 20242 min read


Celebrating the life of Ray Worley: BCTF President from 1992 to 1994
Ray Worley was an activist in his local and in the BCTF during some very tumultuous, exciting, and formative ....
Oct 7, 20245 min read
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