The Other Side Of The Story

TheLotuslandJungle
TeacherVille

The first phase of job action by British Columbia's public school teachers began today and they are taking a lot of flack from the usual mediamavens.

Over at the Tyee, John Malcomson takes Keith Baldrey to task over the latter's sloppy analysis. Mr. Malcomson also explains why the government might be happy to have set up an untenable bargaining climate.

"In looking at the current impasse, a better case can be made for the provincial government purposefully constructing a non-workable negotiating structure, one incapable of yielding any purposeful outcomes for teachers. Why do this? The answers are largely financial and budget-related. It saves money. It makes a freeze on public education spending easier. It allows Victoria to give out more tax cuts. And to spend money in other areas that have been given higher political priority."

Good stuff, and required to keep folks with influence like Mr. Baldrey on their toes.

In other words, it's the kind of piece that will help inject a little rigour into our local mainstream media.

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