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South Okanagan Photos

Kids protest moves downtown – this time with signs

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And in Penticton high school students take to the street as well

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Teachers lower demands Tuesday

BCTF has lower its wage expectation in contract talks.

The BC Teachers’ Federation and the government’s bargaining agent were back at the table for a full day of talks Tuesday.

A spokesman with the BCTF said the union was dropping its salary demand by one percentage point, bringing the request into the range 12 per cent over four years.

The BC Labour Relations Board is expected to deliver a decision today on whether the employer has the proper authority to dock wages 10 per cent as part of its lockout provisions imposed while teachers take strike action.

Thursday is a full day of strike action in School District #53