Send a message to the BC Teachers' Federation and the BC Teachers' Pension Plan

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At the 2022 and 2023 Annual General Meetings of the British Columbia Teachers’ Union, motions to divest the teachers’ pension fund from all oil and gas investments received overwhelming support from teachers in British Columbia (B.C.). And yet, despite the clear signal from its membership, 49,000 B.C. teachers have over $584 million invested in fossil fuels. 

B.C. teachers’ pensions are invested by the B.C. Investment Management Corporation (BCI), which manages over $200 billion in assets, including all B.C. public sector pensions. Teachers in B.C. are organizing to demand:

  1. The B.C. Teachers' Pension Board of Trustees (BCTPP), BCTF Union President, and BCTF executives to respect the wishes of B.C. teachers and make a plan started by January 1, 2024 for full divestment from fossil fuel companies in the pension plan by 2028. This plan would be consistent with the fiduciary obligations of the board and clearly communicate the divestment plan's strategy, efforts, and progress to B.C. teachers.
  2. The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) Executive Board and the BCTPP to book an immediate seminar with the Institution of Energy and Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) to determine a plan for full divestment.
  3. The BCTF President and executives lobby BCTPP to divest from portfolios containing fossil fuel industries and use environmental and social criteria to invest in companies that actively mitigate the effects of climate change to achieve the best chance for a just, equitable and livable future for everyone.

Will you support teachers in B.C. and demand that the BCTF divests from fossil fuels now?

Send a message to the BC Teachers’ Federation and the BC Teachers' Pension Plan

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President
Clint
Johnston
BCTF Executive Committee
First Vice-President
Carole
Gordon
BCTF Executive Committee
Second Vice-President
Robin
Tosczak
BCTF Executive Committee
Assistant Director
Sarb
Lalli
BCTF
The
BCTF
Board
BCTF
Executive Member
Jelana
Bighorn
BCTF Executive Committee
Executive Member
Bénula
Bunjun
BCTF Executive Committee
Executive Member
Mariah
Franzmann
BCTF Executive Committee
Executive Member
Rick
Joe
BCTF Executive Committee
Executive Member
Lisa
LaBoucane
BCTF Executive Committee
Executive Member
Katherine
Trepanier
BCTF Executive Committee
Executive Member
Winona
Waldron
BCTF Executive Committee
Chair
Reg
Bawa
BCTF Pension Board of Trustees
Mr.
Rob
Taylor
BCTF Pension Board of Trustees
Trustee
Elizabeth
Baverstock
BCTF Pension Board of Trustees
Ms.
Leslie
Roosa
BCTF Pension Board of Trustees
Trustee
Jonathan
Foweraker
BCTF Pension Board of Trustees
Trustee
Cheryl
Eason
BCTF Pension Board of Trustees
Ms.
Lynda
Reeve
BCTF Pension Board of Trustees
Executive Member
Rick
Kumar
BCTF Executive Committee
Executive Member
Marilyn
Ricketts-Lindsay
BCTF Executive Committee
Trustee
Adam
Molineux
BCTF Pension Board of Trustees

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