Class-Action lawsuit against BC Teachers Pushed

VANCOUVER -- The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is co-ordinating a class-action lawsuit against the B.C. Teachers' Federation over its illegal strike. The federation says B.C. public schools are "being held hostage by a government union.''

It notes 600,000 students have been shut out of their classrooms, parents are scrambling to find care and the union continues to defy the law. The federation's B.C. director, Sara McIntyre, says it's time taxpayers stood up to the union's bullying tactics and sued to recover their costs.

The 38,000 members of the B.C. Teachers' Federation walked off the job on Oct. 7. The taxpayers' group is urging interested parties go to its website: www.taxpayer.com and complete the on-line form.

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