DID YOU KNOW?

The Teachers' Federation Employees' Union (TFEU) represents support staff at the BCTF office, the Surrey Teachers' Association, and Vancouver Elementary School Teachers offices. There are about 140 TFEU members at BCTF, including accountants and accounting clerks, administrative assistants and secretaries, maintenance workers, researchers, claims officers, archivists, graphic artists, data entry operators, IT help desk workers, facilities managers, librarians, network administrators, programmers, mailroom and bindery clerks, records management specialists.

• 70% of TFEU members earn less than $50,000. More... 
• Most of TFEU members on the lowest salary grades are: women, and/or visible minorities, and/or single parents.  
• The BCTF receptionist makes 25% less than a receptionist at Health Sciences Association (HSA).  
• The BCTF mailroom and bindery clerks make 12% less than the Alberta Teachers’ Association mail clerks.  
• BCTF legal assistants make 24% less than the legal assistants at HSA.  
• The BCTF network administrator makes 20% less than a similar position at HSA.  
• BCTF researchers make 15% less than CTF researchers, and 49% less than researchers at the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. 
• A member who worked as systems support/trainer in IT went from a salary of $40,821 (min) $51,344 (max) to a similar UBC job paying $52,004 (min) to $69,560 (max).
• A researcher found salaries at another large BC public sector union were $10,000 more than BCTF, plus there were other benefits (car provided, expenses, better vacations) that added up to about another $10,000 for a total of about $20,000 more in take-home pay. More...