The British Columbia Teachers Federation Union leaders got a taste of the blog this week when when BC Poly Blog leaked details of this story. (CBC)

A leaked discussion paper is a leaked discussion paper, and I doubt many parents in British Columbia are under any delusions about the politics of education. This is an interesting example of a blog’s ability to the fill in the blanks at a provincial or local level.

Teachers have reported to this Poly that they are receiving phone calls at home and on their cell phones from BCTF representatives reminding them of their “obligation to support the goals of the BCTF” and the need to “look the employer in the eye and vote to strike” if the 24% pay raise is not granted. When teachers tell the callers they are happy with the plan set out by the government, they are told to “have a one-on-one talking session with your union rep” and most shocking of all, “we have come too far down this path so in order to save face we have to strike if we do not get our 24% raise”.

How does the BCTF respond?
First off, you are not supposed to have access to our private memos and certainly our cogs in the machine, er, teacher members, should not be sharing phone conversation info with you”, sweaty BCTF guy exclaimed. “Also, I just want to be sure you do not misunderstand my whole Jinny eating kids cannibal quote from earlier on. Jinny does not REALLY eat the children - she just consumes their right to uninterrupted education - HA HA HA…oh, boy…you’re printing that too eh?”

via: Bourque News