HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-04-05, Page 40Page 8—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 12, 1978
Teachers and board vote on agreement
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day as well as the average class size and the
number of periods a teacher is required to teach
each day. Those terms were proposed by the
teachers early in the 14.month negotiating period
-and the board refused to consider them.
The board refused to negotiate the workload
clause because it felt that by making it a con-
tract item the hoard's right to management
would be reduced. The board also refused to
allow an arbitration hearing to decide the issue
arguing that it was responsible to the ratepayers
of Huron County and couldn't leave the matter in
the hands of a third party.
The PPC clause was in the 1976-77 contract but
was worded "shall endeavour" meaning alp
board would do all it could to meet the teacher
workload request but was not bound by the
clause. This year the teachers wanted the
"shall" dropped requiring the board to staff
schools with enough teachers to meet the PPC
demands. The board wanted the clause deleted
altogether from the contract.
The spokesman said'the clause put" in the 77-78
contract was binding from the board's stand-
point but had the pupil teacher ratio (PTR) as
the overriding factor. The board .agreed to meet
the teacher PTC demands provided they didn't
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conflict with the pupil teacher ratio.
The monetary problems in the contract will be
settled by an arbitrator some time before the
1978-79 school year. The initial wage request by
the teachers for next year involves a 13.5 percent
increase, The board claimed it couldn't meet
that request and couldn't agree on a wage in-
crease compatible to both parties.
Neither party could agree on the sick leave
gratuity clause the teachers have which provides
them with up to half,:, a year's wages for a sick
•leave. Under the terms of the 1976-77 contract
teachers were eligible for up to half a year's
salary in lieu of sick leave if they had completed
seven years of service to the board.
The board altered the clause this year upping
the years of service to 12 or 50 years of age. That
matter will also be, decid0 on in arbitration.
The salaries for teachers for 1977-78 were
settled months ago with the teachers getting a 7.5
percent increase with increments. The increase
brings the average teacher's salary to $23,200.
Board chairman John Elliott refused to
comment on the tentative agreement. He said
Monday that the board was meeting behind
closed .doors Tuesday night to have the set-
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tlement explained to the trustees prior to a board
vote to ratify the pact. He added that he was not
sure whether- the board would comment on the
agreement after that meeting since the teachers
would not be voting until the Wednesday night.
Shirley.Weary, spokesman for the OSSTF, said
she was "satisfied" with the- agreemen,t. adding
that she was not "jumping up and down delirious -
with joy". She said she felt the teachers had
made as good a deal as was possible. She said the
whole negotiation process was gruelling and that
she expected the teachers to ratify the contract
Wednesday night.
The teacher negotiating team took the
proposal to the OSSTF executive couricil Monday
afternoon asking the council to recommend that
it be sent to the 274 Branch 45 members for
ratification. The council includes represen-
tatives from each of the five county secondary
schools as well as school principals. The council
accepted the proposal but not by a unanimous
vote.
"I didn't expect a unanimous vote," said
Weary. "This group rarely is unanimous except
in rejection votes."
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,Will seek
nomination
Grant Chisholm, Lucknow, pro-
prietor of Chisholm Fuels, has
indicated that he will seek the
Federal Liberal nomination for
the riding of Huron -Bruce at the
Nominating Convention to be
held at Huron Central Secondary
School on April 19.
The other declared candidates
for the nomination are Graeme
Craig, R: R. 1, Watiton% and Jean
Adams, Goderich.
Farmer Liberal candidate, John
Lyndon, Goderich, indicated to
the Liberal Riding Association
Executive recently that he does
not intend to contest the nomina-
tion in the upcoming Federal
election.
School
breaks -
tradition
The Bruce -Grey Roman Cathol-
ic Separate School Board has
opened public discussion on a
new school year that breaks the
tradition of starting school on
September 1 and finishing on
on June 30- each •year. At its
March meeting, the Board intro-
duced the concept and tabled it to
allow for public input.
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Village
accidents
Richard Whitby, Lucknow, was
riding his bicycle on County Road
1, north of Lucknow, when he was
apparently the victim of a hit and
run driver. He was admitted to
Winghani and District Hospital
where he was treated for cuts,
bruises and head injury.
On Sunday, a collision, on
Campbell Street, just west of
Albert Street, occurred when a
• dog ran across the street in front
of a car driven by James
Cranston, R. 'R. 2 Lucknow, .and
he then swerved and hit a car
driven by Peter Van Dam, R. R. 5
Lucknow. Damage to the Van
Dam car was $500 and $350 to the
Cranston vehicle.
Douglas Johnston, Lucknow,
was the driver of a car which
collided with the corner of
Caswell Hackett's house at the
corner of Clyde and Ross Streets
on Saturday morning. Damage to
the car was $300 and $500 to the
Hackett property._