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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-08-18, Page 12Last minute social contract attained HANOVER - Literally one minute before deadline, the Bruce - Grey Separate Board reached a social contract with its secondary school teachers. At the same time, the board and teachers hammered out a tentative collective agreement that was later unanimouslyy ap- proved by the teachers in a vote Friday. That vote at the Walkerton Knights of Columbus Hall cleared the way for high school classes to resume as usual in September. The 70 secondary school teachers had been without a contract since Aug. 31, 1992 and in a strike position since June 30 of this year. Wages and benefits were the major issues in what was sometimes a bitter dispute. At one point, teachers were con- sidering a charge of bad faith bar- gaining against the Board but teachers' representative Bill King said that "has gone by the boards," He described the agreement ratified Friday as "a show of good faith by the board" that it will address some of the teachers' concerns. The contract, which has yet to be ratified by trustees, covers the 1992-93 school year. The three year social contract agreement covers bargaining issues for the period form Sept. 1, 1993 until 1996. King said there will be no new negotiations until then. Teachers did not get the three per cent pay increase they wanted, but the new contract will improve sick leave benefits. "We're very happy with that," King said. The social contract agreement imposes wage freezes for the next three years, but it does allow for experience increases at both the secondary and the elementary school levels. According to Personnel Super- visor Brent Dykeman • the social contract will not impose unpaid leave days on teachers, but class size will increase over the next three years. Social contract talks reached a crisis over the last weekend when secondary teachers rejected the deal signed earlier by the elementary panel. The agreement that was finally reached late Tuesday night has different details, but is consis- tent with the elementary agreement, according to Dykeman. "The board wanted us to combine sectoral and local agreements," King said of the intensive negotiating session that resulted in a contract. "We agreed to do that provided we have some things (addressed) in the local contract." Later, King said "we aren't jum- ping for joy" over the final agreement but "we are happy that we have avoided unpaid leave that some ,other boards have to take." Dykeman said there will be no cuts to education programs because of the payroll grant cuts imposed by the province's social contract. He also said costs won't be passed on through taxes or come out of reserve funds. Business Superinten- dent Paul Serre said other budgets have been reallocated to make up for the payroll grant cuts. That means reductions in "non educational" costs such as transpor- tation, utilities and school budgets will finance the adjustments. King said "everybody wins" with the new set of agreements. Teachers won sick leave improvements and avoided the harsh financial penalties the social contract could have im- posed in its "fail safe" provisions. At the same time, the board had its grant cut reduced by 20 per cent because it achieved agreements with all employees except its custodians by the Aug. 10 deadline. King admitted the tone of negotiations for the 1992-93 contract "got pretty nasty" with "choice words" aimed at the trus- tees. "There's going to have to be a healing period" he said. "The situation built up over the past couple of years." But King predicted thenew contract has put steps in place that will help restore harmonious relations between the two sides. Kingsbridge CWL meet The St. Joseph's (Kingsbridge) Catholic Women's league met on Aug. 9 in the Parish Hall. The seniors' dinner in July, or- ganized and prepared by Ann and Jean Lalonde, was a great success. The quilt some of the members are making was displayed and will be in the quilting frames by the next meeting. A tentative date for the quilt draw is Labour Day weekend, 1994. The card parties will resume again in October for the winter months. It is hoped to get more yolunteers involved in organizing these monthly parties which will run until spring. The League will be taking orders for pies in time for Thanksgiving. Orders will be accepted by Betty Frayne and Clarice Dalton until Sept. 30, for nine inch pies priced at $3.50 each and four varieties being offered. It was suggested that 'as a project for the League, a new outdoor sign for in front of the church be pur- chased. A price will be available at the next meeting. Diane Van Osch will /be guest'' speaker at the next meeting on Sept. 13. She will show pictures and talk about her recent trip to the Holy Land. Nina McDonald is honored at tea Family, relatives, neighbors gathered at the Pentecostal fellow- ship Room at Kinlough on Sunday afternoon at a tea honoring Nina McDonald, who has moved from the village to Ripley. She received some lovely gifts - an outdoor shrub, a chair and an autographed tablecloth for which she was deeply grateful. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lane of Port Elgin visited on Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs, Stewart Lane. Viola Stanley and Olive Irwin (twin sisters) enjoyed having their sister, Myrtle Percy, with them at Lucknow to celebrate their birthdays. Bessie Maulden .of here, Jean Hodgins and Norma Coutts of Win- gham, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scott off I(by May Boyle INLOUGH Ripley visited with Edna and May Boyle. Jean Phillips returned home to Foothill after visiting with her sister Bessie Maulden. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kaufman and Kimberley who have moved from Mildmay to her mother Nina McDonald's home in the village. Friends of our area had a pleasant evening. on Friday honoring Elsie Houston at her birthday social evening and""siance. The Gordon IBDO uoov WARD MALLETTE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Offe ing 9 full range of services: auditing tax planning, personal financial planning, HANOVER WALKERTON Aldersley, FCA 8,F. Thompson, FCA L.H. Vollett, CA R.J. Millen, CA J.J. Hunt, CA G.H. Munro, CA P. Thor, CA 881.1211 364-3790 , accounting, business planning, income computer and management services. MOUNT FOREST K.L. Drier,: CA PORT ELGIN M.S. Bolton, CA H.E. 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