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Citizens News, March 23, 1978
Board opens secondary schools
By JEFF SEDDON
Huron County's five
secondary schools will be
open March 28 but whether
or not there will be any for-
mal classes that day is up to
the county's 274 school
teachers.
The county board of
education lifted the lockout
of its secondary school
teachers Monday night .in a
special board meeting
meaning that the striking
teachers can go back to the
classrooms to teach if they
choose to. The lockout was
imposed by the board
February 23 after the
teachers began a series of
rotating strikes February 15
protesting two unsettled
clauses in the 1977-78 board -
teacher contract.
The move by the board
was aimed at getting county
secondary school students
back in the classroom as
well as re -opening contract
negotiations which ended
February 14. Board
negotiating team chairman
Cayley Hill said Monday
night that the next move is
up to the teachers. He said
he was confident the board's
new position opened every
avenue for a return to the
classroom and the
negotiating table for the two
parties but it remained for
the teachers to accept the
proposals.
The board's move came on
the heels of an offer March
13 the board made re-
questing the teachers res-
pond the same day. The
proposal contained alter-
natives for the two clauses
in dispute and asked that the
teachers give the board an
answer the same evening to
permit the board to act on
the reply in full session.
The teachers response
that evening was no answer.
Two days later teacher
negotiating team spokesman
Shirley Weary said the
board's proposal didn't do
anything to resolve the issue
and would not be taken to
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Sale will consist of a full line of farm machinery and
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the teachers for a vote.
Hill said Monday night
that had the teachers replied
to the board in that fashion
March 13 the board was
prepared to make the moves
then that it made March 20.
He suggested, that the
possibility of ending the
school lockout last week was
removed when the teachers
failed to comply to the
board's request.
The last teacher response
to the board's proposal was
a suggestion that the two
sides consider negotiating a
contract for the 1978-79
term as well as the pact in
dispute. Weary said the
teachers felt that the move
may permit negotiations to
become more fruitful and if
successful would guarantee
uninterrupted delivery of
education until at least
September of 1979. •
The board's negotiating
team reacted positively to
that suggestion but placed
some stipulations on its
proposal before agreeing to"
it. In a letter to District 45
Ontario Secondary School
Teacher Federation presi-
dent Ron Lane the board
said it would be willing to
negotiate the 1978-79 con-
tract if the teachers agreed
not'to`take any strike'actions
or work to rule until
September of 1978. In return
the board offered to pay the
teachers according to the
salary schedule agreed to in
the 1977-78 contract.
Salaries are not in dispute
in the current contract. Pay
rates were agreed to early
in negotiations with the
teachers accepting a .71/2
percent increase including
cost of living. The new rate
sets the average secondary
school salary at $23,500 a
year.
The proposal by the board
negotiating team caused
concern amongst some
trustees since the lifting of
the lockout demands that
the board operate bus routes
March 28 despite what the
teachers do. The trustees
asked if a teacher vote was
required for the OSSTF
District 45 to accept the
board's suggestions. Some
felt that if the vote refused
the offer the board was in
the same situation it was
when it imposed the lockout.
Board chairman John
Elliott said he didn't think
the issue required a teacher
vote. He pointed out that it
was very doubtful there
would be a vote before
March 28 since many of the
teachers used the March
break to go on vacations
planned prior to the lockout,
The teachers are not re-
quired to remain in the coun-
ty during the school March
break and Elliott said he
hoped the teacher
negotiating team would
agree to the new terms and
that the 274 members would
accept that and return to the -
classes.
"They (the teachers) will
have to make the decision to
go teach or stay out," he
said. "We've opened every
avenue for their return and
can only hope their concern
for the students will in-
fluence their decision."
In the letter to the OSSTF
District 45 president the
board suggested that if
teachers were "earnestly
concerned about the educa-
tion of the students of Huron
County they would agree
that the dispute had gone on
long enough". The letter
said it was time to set
negotiating postures aside
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an behalf of Mr. Charles Sceenan who has sold
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Tuesday, April 4th at 1:15 p.m.
located at 1'/a miles west and 2'1 miles north
of Zurich at Blake.
Consisting of combine - Gleaner E. bean special
complete with Innis pickup and straw chopper, all in
excellent condition.
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to cover costs.
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Clearing Auction Sale
Of Antiques, Furniture, Tractors, Farm
Machinery, Garage Equipment, Tools
Etc.,
to be held for Bill Watson at Lot 4, Concession 9,
Hay Township, 1'/a miles east of Zurich and 33%
miles south or 5 miles west of Exeter, on 83
Highway and 1 mile north.
Saturday, April 1st at 12 O'clock
Noon
TRACTORS: Allis Chalmers D 15 gas tractor with
Allis manure loader, snow and manure buckets.,
Massey Harris 44 with new tires, Allis Chalmers B
tractor with 2 row bean puller and scuffler.
MACHINERY: New Idea #310 one row corn picker
in good condition, New Holland #67 Super Hay
liner baler, New Idea 7 ft. trail PTO hay mower.
Allis Calmers new style hay rake, Allied 36 ft. Pipe
hay elevator on wheels, electric motor drive, Buehler
Wagon and good flat rack, Bale buncher, 2 - Turnco
gravity bins, 2 - George White wagons, Malco 40 ft.
- six inch portable grain auger PTO drive, Little
Giant 25 ft. portable single chain elevator with gas
engine drive, 20 ft. four inch grain auger. with
motor, Fanning mill, Ford three furrow mounted
plow, Danish 9 ft. cultivator, 5 section diamond
harrows and pole, J.F. fertilizer spreader, McCor-
mick 15 run seed drill with grass seed attachment,
Six foot 3 PT Hitch scraper blade; Ford 3 PT Hitch
dirt bucket (like New); 3 PT Hitch lift pole, Continen-
tal trail weed sprayer, Three drum land roller, Walk-
ing plow, Ford post hole digger, Cement mixer,
Pump jack like new, Small orchard sprayer, Buzz
saw, New Idea ground manure spreader, Two wheel
trailer, Cedar and steel posts, Riding lawn mower,
Platform scale, Turnip pulper, 7 H.P. electric
generator (New), Snow fence, 40 ft. aluminum ex-
tension ladder, quantity of used lumber.
GARAGE TOOLS: Anvil and block, Aceytelene
torch with 40 ft. of hose, tank cart, Lincoln 180 amp
welder, Comet air compressor, 2 ton chain falls,
Emery and one HP electric motor, Battery charger,
Hydraulic jacks, jack all jacks, 2 - 20 ton Barn jacks,
Homelite chain say, Pioneer 7 HP chain saw, plus a
good offering of hand tools, sockets, etc.
ANTIQUES AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS: Zenith
frost free fridge (nearly new), Simplicity wringer
washer (3 years old), Adding machine, Dining exten-
sion table, Copper boiler, lanterns, 50 gallon iron
kettle, Small kettle, Phone, Trunk, Cabbage cutter,
Sausage grinder and press, Meat ladle, Fork and
butcher knife, Sad irons, Crocks, Picture frames,
Rocking chair, Dressers, Washstand, Chests of
drawers, Card table and chairs, Camera, Projector
screen, Books, Dishes, Pots and pans, Silverware,
Plus many other items too numerous to mention.
SALE ORDER: Household items sold first then tools,
small items, machinery and tractors.
LUCH BOOTH
TERMS CASH FARM IS SOLD
PROPRIETOR: Bill Watson Phone No: 237-3306
OWNER OR AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
ACCIDENTS DAY OF SALE
RICHARD LOBE
AUCTIONEER
CLINTON, ONT. 482-7898