The human rights tribunal will speed up the examination of the teachers’ complaint about anti-Semitism

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A group of teachers says the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has agreed to speed up its review of an anti-Semitism complaint against their union as allegations mount.

Vancouver labor lawyer Paul Pulver, who represents British Columbia Teachers Against Anti-Semitism, filed a complaint this year against what he called the “erasure of Jewish and Zionist voices and opinions” in the British Columbia Federation of Teachers and its members’ workplaces.

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The group claims the union has “ostracized” teachers either because they are Jewish or because they hold “currently unpopular views” about Jews, Israel or the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas.

His initial complaint, filed over the summer, cited more than two dozen examples of alleged anti-Semitism caused or facilitated by the teachers union.

The British Columbia Federation of Teachers could not be reached for comment.

In a statement released Friday, Pulver said another teacher is joining the complaint after attending a professional development day in October, where she was forced to leave when she raised questions about the federation’s position on the Middle East conflict.

He says the teacher, like others involved in the complaint, “no longer see a path to prosperity in their teaching career.”

“The harassment at the October event is yet another case of discrimination against teachers who disagree with BCTF’s indoctrination and promotion of anti-Semitism,” Pulver said in a press release.

“They are pleased that the tribunal has recognized the urgency of their concerns, and they look forward to reaching a resolution that meets their needs and the needs of the students and families who depend on them.”

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