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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-12-01, Page 2I I( Page 2 - Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 1, 199.3 Can't see anything . in alleged record 'from page 1 "They say they've got a record, but when I look at it 1 don't see what they see," Caswill said. Caswill got unexpected support at the meeting from Richard Wells, a Willowdale resident and member of ACRE, the Association for Civil Rights in Education for teachers. Wells said he had calls from three teachers at Caswill's present and last school, complaining about an alleged "muzzle order" given to staff and used against Caswill. Wells said the order • is reported to have come from the board's ad- ministration office, and described it as a coverup. Wells said children often "manipulate" to get rid of teachers they .don't like, and charged the board with Vdereliction of duty" for failing to launch an investigation into the charges against Caswill. "This is a travesty of justice," Wells said of Caswill's firing. Teachers. oppose hiring new superintendent by Pat Halpin CHESLEY--The Bruce Board of ,Education is .under pressure from both its elementary and secondary teachers not to+hire a new superin- tendent to replace Paul Cote, who is resigning as personnel superinten- dent December 3,1. "It is Inappropriate to exempt one group of employees from downsizing while all other employee groups are reducing their work forces," said Mark Ciavaglia, present of District 44 Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. Ciavaglia suggested the board could fill the position by hiring a personnel manager instead of a superintendent. Or it could leave the job vacant as the Separate Board did when superintendent Joe Rys resigned, and divide the workload among principal's and vice -prin- cipals. Ciavaglia warned that hiring a highly -paid superintendent could hurt relations between teachers and senior administration. "Hiring the replacement superin- tendent cuts at the credibility of the board and creates morale problems with your staff which is already "under •the gun". We notice that administration takes care of its own kind," Ciavaglia said in a memo to trustees. Elementary teachers echo the sentimentsof their secondary counterparts. Karen Burr of the Federation of Women Teachers of Ontario for Bruce said the board could have shown leadership by cutting four administration instead of cutting back on courier van service that delivers resources and classroom supplies to students around the county schools. Board Chair Don Tedford said trustees have considered the com- ments, but leaving the job vacant is not a likely option. "It would cause increasing workload on others," he said. "Their plates (superintendents) are full." 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Bag d62 Carrots he's just a paper shuffler" Tedford also questioned why the issue came. up now, and not in the retirement of three other superinten- dents in the past three years. "They (tederatrons) don't have 100 per cent (on this issue)," he said. "Just a few key people want to see our administration office weakened' and weakened." Group claims Bill 91 will unionize farms by Mike Robinson The Ontarians for Responsible government (ORG) says Bill 91 is being fast -tracked by the NDP government and will, in essence, unionize all farm businesses in the province. About 12 local area farmers were at the recent ORG-sponsored news conference on the Wilfred Haines farm, south of Wingham. The ses- sion, followed by one later that day near Goderich, was to make the Tann community aware of the potential impact of Bill 91 -- an act respecting labor relations in the agricultural industry. ORG executive director Thom Corbett explained it reached first reading on July 29. He said the fact that the NDP wants to `fast-track' indicates the government wants to push it through as fast as possible. He pointed to a copy of an NDP document outlining plans to fast- track Bill 91 and other pieces of Legislation for its spring session. The problem is that most,,people don't know about Btill 9r, said Corbett. He. estimated only five articles have been published on the issue since it first reached the legis- lature: Corbett said the National Citizens Coalition was formed in 1968 to be a government watchdog. The ORG (a branch of the NCC) was formed shortly after the election of the NDP to expose its antibusiness practices. What really bothers us is that although the economy is in tatters, the NDP continue to be driven by a socialist ideology, said Corbett He ,said agriculture represents a $5.5 million annual industry, yet this legislation, which will make it more expensive to farm, is being introduced at a time when trade. barriers are falling. • If Bill 91 becomes law, Corbett predicted fewer and smaller farms, with the result of less. Ontario produce being grown. "Consumers will no longer be able to take Ontario produce for, granted," he said. He further stated that farmers can't compete when minimum wages are being brought up to $6.70, when American minimum wages are about $4.25 (about $5.60 Canadian). Because of this he sug- gested farmers might not be able to keep. or hire additional workers because of increased costs. Corbett told the group that every business__.with.____more than two employees will have the right to _ unionize any farm business. Owners inhibiting that right could be fined up to $2,000 per ' day -- a cost which would bankrupt many farmers. Immediate members of the farm Hospital briefs 'from page 1 Parking Wingham and District Hospital is not going to create a joint parking lot to alleviate parking conditions for Wingham schools. The board was told of a special meeting with the Huron County Board of Education regarding the school's parking problem. However, Koch said while the problem was sympathized with, it would not look good to spend Hospital monies on a project with• no ,direct benefit to the hospital. He said the Hospital has adequate parking for its usage. However, he said the • hospital board was willing to assist the HCBE in its application for jobsOn- tario funding. family -- sons/daughters are not allowed to unionize under Bill 91, but in-laws are, Corbett said. While employees still have the choice to unionize or not, Corbett said the decision to unionize doesn't require a majority of employees to vote in favor of a union. "Forty per cent of the workers can decide what happens to the remaining 60 per cent." "We (the ORG) believe that freedom of choice means not only the freedom to associate -- but the freedom to not associate." Corbett noted Bill 91 was created in consultation with government, unions and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Essentially, he said, the NDP wanted to unionize the `super farms'. However, "Corbett said the OFA argued that there should be no • difference between large and small farms under the bill. Corbett said one of the few provisions made is that employees will not have the right to strike -- although' there can be work slow- 3owns or work -to -rule action. But, in a industry dependent on the weather, such actions could put farm businesses in dire straights and lead to potential bankruptcies. He ' also argued the flexibility needed by farm operations will also be at risk. "The government is completely out of touch with reality," he said. Brussels area farmer Ross Procter said it is atnazing how little farmers know about this legislation. Procter asked if any of the group had heard of any. benefit to farmers from the legislation. ' If there is one thing that keeps Ontario farmers competitive...it is their flexibility and their being jack- of-all-trades, said Procter. He said most fanners employ their fellow farmers and compared the concept to an appren- ticeship/training program which doesn't use up lax dollars. Any deal created to cause an adversarial relationship between employer and employee could destroy that relationship, he said. One thing that was feared by some at the meeting was that unions would only protect the poor workers and not the better ones. Procter also asked what the.OFA and the Ontario Federation of Christian Farmers had really done to help farmers since Bill 42 (Stable • Funding) came into effect. Garbett—said—the-protests-•are--net 2' --- an effort to "do in" the OFA but to ' publicize what the impact of this legislation will be. The hope is to apply pressure to the NDP government and to bring a grater awareness of Bill 91's impact on the farm.community. New duties •from page 1 Review Team which reviews child abuse in consultation with the Children's Aid Society of Bruce County. He will also be a member of the Kincardine Interagency Network whose goals are reached by sharing community/gaps/needs and ' to encourage resolution of these concerns in cooperation with other interested community groups and individuals. He recently received a Canada 125 medal for his voluntary involvement in community affairs.