Vancouver Courier: Union targets ESL schools
Cites poor pay, unpaid prep time for teachers
A little known union has launched an ambitious drive to unionize some of Vancouver’s huge number of private schools teaching English as a second language.
Lorraine Rehnby, spokesperson for the Education and Training Employees’ Association, said English as a second language teachers are often underpaid and have little job security.
While some schools are well managed, she maintains many others are fly-by-night organizations that treat staff badly through overwork, poor salaries or by firing at will. They can also shut down without notice or compensation to teachers. The ETEA is the largest faculty union in the B.C. private adult school system and is a member of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators.
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