Contract Negotiations UpdatesContract Negotiations UpdatesFall 2008 – October 22, 2008
Tutor Escorts have submitted notice to Bargain and November 6th has been confirmed as the first meeting.
Board Representatives met with CUPE on October 1, 3 and 4 for
full days. A number of things appear
to be settled in principle and discussions focused on implementation issues in
the PDT (Provincial Discussion Table) agreement.
Two additional dates have been confirmed for October 31 and November 3, 2008.
The Board Team concluded the second meeting with the Elementary Teachers representatives and additional meeting dates are scheduled for November 12 & 21.
Elementary Occasional representative met with the Board team for the first time on October 9 and exchanged briefs. The second meeting concluded on October 21, 2008 with no further meetings scheduled at this time.
The Board team held its fifth meeting with OSSTF on September 22, 2008. A number of local issues have been addressed. No further meetings are scheduled at this time.
August 2008
August 2008
CUPE negotiations – The first meeting occurred August 21, 2008 and future meetings will be scheduled for September 2008. Implementation of The Provincial Discussion Table (PDT) agreement is being discussed as well as other local issues.
Secondary Teachers and Secondary Occasional Teachers – Four productive meetings were held to discuss local issues during the spring. There is not a Provincial Discussion Table agreement. Additional meetings are anticipated when funding for local agreements is confirmed.
Elementary Teachers and Elementary Occasional Teachers – While there is no Provincial Discussion Table agreement in place meetings have been scheduled in September and October to begin discussions.
Spring 2008 – April
The collective agreements between the Board and its various Federations and Unions are currently in effect. All teaching agreements expire August 31 2008 which include Secondary, Elementary, and Elementary Occasional. The CUPE agreement expires December 31, 2008.
CUPE, representing all non-teaching unionized workers, notified the Board of their desire to commence collective bargaining for a new agreement on March 17, 2008 although the agreement does not expire until December 31, 2008.
The Secondary Teachers, including the Occasional Teachers, notified the Board of their desire to commence collective bargaining for a new contract on April 7, 2008. The first meeting is scheduled for May 5, 2008.
Discussion have been going on since the last week of January 2008 between OPSBA, the unions and the Ministry of Education exploring issues that may form local framework agreements.
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