British Columbia Public School Employers' Association
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| British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) | |
| Founded | May 1994 |
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| Key people | Ron Christensen, Chair Hugh Finlayson, CEO |
| Office location | Vancouver, Canada |
| Website | www.bcpsea.bc.ca |
The British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) is the employers' association and accredited bargaining agent for all 60 public school boards in British Columbia, Canada. Established in May 1994, the association is governed jointly by the school boards and the BC Provincial Government.
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[edit] Services
BCPSEA's key mandate involves labour relations advice/resources and collective bargaining. Other areas of responsibility include:[1]
- Human Resource management
- Health, safety and wellness, pension and benefits
- Research and information
- Technology infrastructure
BCPSEA is also a member of the Public Sector Employers' Council (PSEC). In this capacity, they assist in linking the government and public sector bodies on compensation and other human resource management issues.[2]
[edit] Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is comprised of:[3]
- Nine school trustees (including the Chair and Vice-Chair) elected by the 60 school boards
- Four government representatives
- A non-voting representative from each of the BC School Superintendents' Association and the BC School District Secretary-Treasurers' Association.
[edit] 2006 Negotiations
The first freely negotiated collective agreement (since the introduction of provincial bargaining in 1994) between the BCPSEA and the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) was reached on June 30, 2006. This was subsequently ratified by public school boards six days later on July 6, and the BCTF members on September 8 of the same year. [4]
In May 2006, tentative support staff settlements were achieved in 11 school districts covering 5,000 employees. BCPSEA, the school districts, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the Canadian Association of Construction, Maintenance and Allied Workers (CMAW), and the United Steelworkers Union concluded a framework agreement to apply to all support staff unions in the group of 11 school districts, along with the creation of individual local agreements. The framework agreement served as the template in all of the remaining support staff agreements in the K-12 sector. All support staff agreements were concluded by June 30, 2006.
[edit] See also
List of school districts in British Columbia
