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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-11-25, Page 7keekowle 4 ivevimitor•, 00142, Salaries prevent settlement between teachers: arid board by Stephasle Levesque Salaries are keeping Huron County mcondaryschoo1 teachers and the mrd of Motion from reaching a settlement for the Sept. 1,1061 to Aug. 31,19 2 collec- tive agreement. With the release of a fact finder's report on Monday, Nov. 16, negotiations between the two sides are at an impasse, Nt, meetings to continue negotiations have been set. Shhley Weary, chief negotiator for On- tario Secondary School Teachers" Federa- don « $TF1 District 45, wadi "there is no reason to believe a settlement can't be negotiated" When asked about the possibility of a strilte,Weary said any discussion on that topic is "e hely per' Ina Mrs telephone bw` Monday even- ing, Weary said the two sides would take a "breathing space" for a couple of weeks and resume tabs then. She explain- ed both sides have been involved in negotiations gm* last awry and the feeling issboth sides want .sometimebef we. In the pastfur yews, both sides have been involved its a strike, mesion and fact Dns. This is the fourth fact finder's molt for Huron •sec- ondary emands y school teachers. A fact finder's report is a lis of recommentbtions for both sides, but carries no actual weight, Trustee John .ern of per- sonnel commit , said at a proms icon - femme a Monday afternoon, , talks would continue in mediation until ,the contract is settled, It is the baasrd's. opinion, Trustee Elliott said, the fact finder's recommenda- tions are a "reasonable caramelise for theparties"The map' .r issue ofd eat is salaries, using maximum salaries, fact finder Anne Barrett, appointed by the Elocation Es Commission, swam - mended 16,110 while the board has offered $ & For comparison purposes, Hurtle uses the salaries of surrounding counties of Bruce, a+ Perth and Latrnbton. t TF's last request . for a teacher's maziemersalary is 93702®0, avid have r+e- edthe board's offer. > Weary main- tains the provincial mirage should be us- ed, as mast of the surrounding boards are in second �'�� years o. a collective agreement . A� '� . said provincial average is more realistic because of the higher number of boards and some are in t r year of their agreements. The fact wt's report states, "the average for the highest paid teachers is ," This figme is based on 45 out of 76 in Ontario hav- ing reached a settlement for 1911-82. Other areas which rain in dispite in - elude a staffing formula and working con- ditions. As of Sept 30 of this year, the pupil -teacher ratio inane was 1t46 to 1, while the provincial average.last.year was 162 to 1: The Lact-findeesrport states, "teachers .have a staffing formula and working coalitions better than SO percent of 10 moble bawds and better than the provincial averageaswelt". The teachers propose four Mays to iro- provethe mon which ',odd rete immediately hiring three adthrsonal teachers. The booms position is MOM than three teachers wotdd have to be .. hired. Ms, Ilarrdt states changes which fvcther reduce pupitteacher ram should not be made, but a review of the staffing formula should be made. Distrid 45 of 08STF have also rimed the board's offer of criteria for pooitions of y, p funds, fringe benefits for my leaven and night school pay. The fact finder e pests the maternity leave issue to be resolved folk's,* salary. settlements and madeno recommendations, Trustee Elliott. said negoriations have been handled in a "fair anti moble man- Wer" and in the board's opinion the offer is fair. He said atter wordd be made to conclude negotiations this year, and all items that could be agreed to are agreed to, He added a sot:regatta elementary set- tlement ettle eat had been reached without a third Il sedgy for the seteldauy school teachers haysnot been the "most smooth process", said Mr, Elliott The fact finder noted "the relations between thepart a idand'both are not unduly d some fles- i " There are 25secotndaryschool teachers in Throe County. Hospital agreement follows arbitrator's award... •f.,..n page 1 full-time nurse who transfers to regular,. pars. -lane work will be slotted into th part-time wag se 4e at fir pre t level w dee &1r -time scale.. e have b et' approved ve d fiv the While increases s al employees%rig riot see trash of the money. aM the provincial Nliitristry. of Heath sgrees to provide facnding for them H404 tt4 t ret ^crcre.B'<rire, Gee Lo tura i Hay- es s e titrated the increases for ages and paramerficall and management nagemertt staff win add StgatiOti to the hospital's operating budget fejt' the curetrentlyeaa', . the earlier i r pitiVtiseil ttli seisms ire ettipt4deS to bring ttfiiexrs into time with dies et/PE gettlensent .will add an additional $10000 ' hospital has requested stems, .. funding frier the ministry to dower froth 16=50 ha so+ fat it fid n reeeed art answer - However tfre board has armed payment of11isre to aft employees for the period from October 1, fMk tai March 31 4 thiS year, Mr- Hayes reported- He saidd this tvill he pard air soon ars ft can he, 0. cafe payroll, rr i f before Christmas - "A risttn - A farther retroactive adjustment tvffil he considered as somas the hospital cava the dash flees from the totinistry fie afth • r ares to the u r and OA segments," ' business coed during open a. the Wednesday' night teething, trustees fwd that the hospital its showing a deficit of abut S104400 an rtltl� operating budget to date, The figure is craning a tilde each month, Treasurer Gordon Baxter re - posted,. but fee assured them it should tar around When the additional funding comes through from the srruiisttay, hoardThe draw approved efranges to the hospital policy tsasntraL frOM Hoar egw, espensea for attending conventions or setnitrats retprire board mal tittle the frgu re et ti aavL.. 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