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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-12-06, Page 9THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1973 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS Separate ooi teachers resign (by Wilma Oke) The resignations of 145 Huron - Perth Roman Catholic Separate School teachers were handed in to the Huron -Perth County Rom- an Catholic School Board office on Friday, November 30, it was reported by Gary Birmingham, Stratford, communications off- icer for the teachers. He said Sister Audrey Dumouchelle, of Stratford, president of the Huron - Perth Unit, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association, delivered the resignations which had been collected from the teachers on November 13, when salary negotiations between the teachers and the board had brok- en down. Mr. Birmingham said the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board refuses to recognize the teachers° right to bargain collectively. His charges followed the appear- ance in the Beacon -Herald, of Stratford Friday of a school board advertisment outlining proposals said to have been agreed upon at a meeting Wednesday night. Mr. Birmingham stated when the local teachers negotiating team reached an impasse the provincial representatives of the teachers' organization were cal- led in to negotiate with the board's negotiating committee. He explained that the provin- cial representatives offered to meet the board on November 23, 24 and 25. The board repl- ied that it was not able to meet on those dates and asked to meet with the local negotiating team on those dates. The prov- incial association then notified the board again that negotiations werein its hands and suggested December 3 or 4 for a meeting. He said on November 29 the board attempted to mail a sal- ary proposal to each teacher, thereby by-passing provincial negotiators. The teachers refus- ed to accept the proposals and mailed them back to the board and asked the board to go througl proper negotiating channels. On Friday, Sister Audrey then deliv- ered the teachers' resignations to the board office. Mr. Birmingham said the 9.8 per cent published in the board's advertisment in the paper, paid for at the expense of the tax payers, is an obviously inflated St. Peter's Lutheran Church Rev. A. C. Blackwell, C.A.; S.D. Pastor SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 20:CO a.m. Wor ildp Service 10:45 aan. y Church School Everyone Welcome nemmemenenenemannommemeessimme steditistenewassuernetesal a Mem*• CLAYTON KUEPFER, PASTOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 9:45 a.m. - Worship Service 10:45 a.m. - Sun Church School 8 p.rn. - Film & panel discuss- ion. MEDITATION - It was not by works that I had done. That I obtained this peace. It was all thro' faith in God, the Son, I'm a sinner saved by Grace. EVERYONE WELCOME paper figure. This information showed the following: For level I teachers, minim- um experience, $300 increase, which is 5.4 per cent and teach- ers with maximum experience $400 increase, which is 5.2 per cent. For Level II teachers, min- imum, $100 - 5 per cern and maximum, $400, 4.•2 per cent. For Level III teachers, min- imum $100 - 1,5 per cent and maximum $300 - 6.5 per cent. For Level IV teachers, minim- um, $200 - 2.7 per cent and maximum, $1, 000 - 8 per cent increase. For Level V teachers, minim- um $300 - 4 per cern, and max- imum $1, 000 - 7.7 per cent. For Level VI teachers, min- imum $200 2-3 per cent increase and maximum, $1, 300 9-8 per cent increase. Mr. Birmingham stated there are no teachers in Huron -Perth Separate School system in Level 7. He said the majority of teach- ers are in Levels 1 to 4. It is in these levels that the smallest increases arebeing offered. He added that 37 per cent of the teachers do not receive an exp- erience increment which has obviously been included in 9.8 per cent. He said the principals' offer of $25 per classroom is inadeq- uate, taking into consideration the fact that the principals have not received an increase in responsibility, which hass been placed on the principals. Pat Monaghan, of Stratford, chairman of the teachers' negot- iating team, said the advertise- ment placed in the press by the board on Friday is designed for political reasons. It is an attempt on the part of the board to seek sympathy and support from the Catholic taxpayers, and added that all separate school teachers are separate school supporters. Mr. Monaghan said the board has not made any definite effort to reach a mutual agreement with its teachers since March 27, 1973. He said in June the board's negotiating committee stated that they had made their final offer of 3.4 per cent to its teachers. However, the credib- ed from this paper figure the eassimissumsw Emmanuel nuel United Church ZURICH REV. BRUCE GUY, B.A SUPPLY MINISTER. Mrs. Milton Ouch, Organist SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 10:00 a.m.- Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service 'EVERYONE WELCOME inenlieusenimomminesemone MKEVIiiW eONSERVATIVII" Meiu nol[}f to Church MERLIN BENDER, Pastor SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 10 a.in. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Worship Service 8 p. m.- Sunday Evening service "Men do not reject the Bible because it contradits itself, but because it contradicts them." ogre Wednesday Ski@ IAiOO p.ttt,--.Elble' Study and l�yor Meeting, put isviibs goo le worithip with 11 PAGE 9 ility of the board must now be questioned as is indicated by its government as it is offering a 9-8 per cent increase. He said in actual fact when the camouflage has been remov- board is really offering the teach ers an increase of approximately 4.5 per cent. Since last June when the board stated that it had made its final offer, he said, it was not in fact a final offer but an attempt to cheat the teachers of their just salaries as supplied to the board by the Ministry of Educat- ion. He concluded that the shabby attitude of the board to the teachers is reflected in the present impasse. In various other areas of Ont- ario mass resignations by about 7, 000 teachers were submitted Friday to back demands for higher pay and better working conditions. LOWER PRICES OR QUALITY FOODS ! 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