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have an.opportunity� to present their
erns to provincial legislators, i
? position Leader 'Murray Elston
i his way.:; when. the°legislatore
esumles sitting September 23. ,
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CH S Y—A 'strike. vote by
LUPE local 2712 means. Bruce
County students could return to
schools •' that have no secretaries
or • education assistants on the
"jobs
The union members employed
by. the Bru'Board voted last
w . in favour of a strike if
necessary to back demands for a
,ane yeaar contract . that would
address pay equity, 'benefits and
.salary bowel.
spokeswoman Susan de' Blois
gays t board has not offered an
increase in benefits ..of wages and
only a-2% pay` guity. increaie
instead .of the 5% she says is
required by law for secretaries to
e with a pay hike
granteein Pebruary to' unionized
custodians. ,.
de Blois, says pay equity issues
should have . been dealt with"
automatically" through provincial
legislation'. Instead she said the
issue was back on the table at
negotiation _ time. de Blois
expressed frustration with, repeat-
,. ed trips, to the Pay Equity Com-
mission she says have been
needed to get theboard to live
up to its commitments' under the
legislation,
The secretaries amid adoration
assistants have been without a
contract since- December 31,
1990. While .boththe board and
the union say they are wills
continue negotiations, as of
Tuesday's meeting no date '
been set for further talks. The
board recently, settled a ane -yea
contract with a 648% lay lake
• for itis' .element teachers. do
Blois said "all we're asking is to
• be treated fairly" in tom
to that t t. Sch of �'r
taries ' now make dir ge
$22,000 a year, rvhi ex' edu tion'
assist ant .401,1,:lest. .Blois
described the wagesas `'basica y
povertymet".
Unionized •hoof mattes-
in Bre last Venv on strike .6
years ago.
"They Started -talking seriously.
mer the strike," de Blois "..sem,,
but addd "now they treat u$ as
if we're . earning'' a . 'sound.
-
incomew by , holding secretarial
and teachers aide jobs,
Board, is c.. ii .
.. negotiating blah.
Gerald
Hatt did .attend'
Tuesday's boardd meeting.
Reached: at lie later in the
day and asked about . contest
talk.v Hatt said he : was °`t.
particularly interested in discuss-
ing it right now.',"..
* *.t,*
TrtiSteefit for the Bruce County
Board of Education gathin
Sauble Beach August 20th for a
think tank on their priorities for
the. coming school year.
Among the; w. issues, ."trustees
pondered at the afternoon sem-
inar at the home of trustee.Don
Tedford were -how to coopetate
with health andsocial agencies,
the capital. - cost of folloviing
'provincial orders to 'offer %inky
kindergaen and; a 12 -rant
school: yew.
In pasty the board has
,complained about thincreasing
Oudot education Wester health
and sochd related issues. Ithas
asked the' provincial 'ster of
education for a delay in the
junior kindergarten program" but
sofar has not publ call . disc
cussed the possibility of
ionint
seen .n svtt►e quarters a *ay
. to ease the butrden .of 'growing
enrolment and crowded sehoolSy
Wit Of *Web are problems
01.00,fof they cowry.
Tr plannedtolook-
at the beard's'motive costs
and a pro►posed'school for grow.
int Sauble.''Beach community.
-Sent-
is.expeeted `in tuber.
A Misssagua•. company. has
•the.cont t .for over $ ,
worth 'of ° renovations to,. 'the
science whit at the .Walketton
District Second ry . School.
Pcgdon. • Construction,. was
lowest of 8 tenders for the job of
enlarging' and` modernizing
science labs at the school.
Trustees -were told 'the��project
will. result -in. the labs.,tliat 'are
almost ti•Vke
"meet .tire ministry's require,:
menta and most of the. teachers
wishee." �' ,
Finance chairman Barry
..Schen dt said the : ' project- is
almost 50% more expensive' than.
originally>planned, but.thanks to..
extra gets, low tenders on.
other projects, and work st.
• . WDSS, that will bedeferred until
ant year, the boards debenture
of $611, is. lower than first
thought,
�' a renovation �. `w also
incl. and 800square foot
greenhouse, ;which gs cost, he .
:mrd about %5,000 alto
cid grants .of 30,
deducted construction
costs.
The Lucknow and. District; Ftod- that.anon ridis of utmost-ir
Lance. S:
Lucknow and District Food
Bank serves a considerable area
prom Whitechurch .'.Dungannon
and from Highway 9� to the Ripley
Bounds y floe. The Foodbankcan
' h by calling ;$28-3227.
• Remember the. Poona* the ltext
dine your areery °shopping.
Bank y�ha�ss issued , ecial,°�pl i .
area ri idc s. The . FoodB�'
de low on (did stuffs jy'��(yj(��,
is confit local people' will
respond' with donations:
da tlo
• "Things are always slower in the
summer months as far as;do rtions
-
are concerned," sales. Marion..
McFarlane, Co-ordinator. for . the'
f ucknow and District FoodBank,
"Church attendance. is generally'
as bi before to down and that sort of thing; but
people still need to eat.' •
Mrs. ticFarlane says the, Food-
ank is looking for ..donations of
"just about, anything except tomato
soup",'; Pasta, canned meat, peanut
'butter and stews are high on the list
of food items -needed.
Thee local FoOdllank, which
been. in operation fortwo years, is
bated at 'the/. Lucknow United
Ch�h though all the.;coal chur-
ches participate in, its operation.
'Most of die less fortunate people,:
the FoodRan saves are.referred by
lotal clergy and by the Children's
Aid Society.
tetra.
McFarlane arlann w. explain
people maw use dike Foedllank
need only 1 the United Church
for an appointment,. She stresses