Couple of items for you folks.
AGM: We just had out AGM a few weeks ago and it went very smoothly. Moving up to 3rd VP is Ty Walkland with Jaclynn Fisher moving into Ty’s former placement of Human Rights Rep. Jason Thompson is leaving us because of OSSTF membership restrictions due to Jason working in Elementary most of the year. Hopefully Jason gets back on board with us soon.
Tentative Deal and Associated Ratification Vote: Your Negotiations Table Team has procured a tentative agreement with the Board. Related to that is a presentation of that new deal along with a Ratification Vote to see if the membership is in agreement with what we’ve done. It will be held here at the OSSTF office at 63 Collier Street in Barrie at 5:15pm on June 18th. Please plan on attending and hear what your new contract will have in it.
Don’t’ forget to attend our AGM folks.
It’s here in the office on Thursday May 23rd. We will be going out to the Casa Mia restaurant afterwards so if you could please RSVP your attendance intentions to both meeting and restaurant to Terry at the OSSTF office here, it would be highly appreciated. She can be reached at 705-726-1722.
Hope to see you all here on the 23rd.
Jeff Parton
You should have received a letter in the mail from OSSTF regarding the vote on the Agreement our Executive has come up with the new Liberal Government.
You will be provided your Membership number and instructions to input a PIN number to vote on-line.
We have sent numerous emails over the past 10 days to facilitate an understanding of this vote.
I just receied an email from the Board informing all of us of the new LTO list and the application to that list as per Regulation 274/12. A notice will go out by email from the Apply to Educate network inviting all eligible members wishing to apply to this new list to log in and apply.
This notice should happen between April 1 & April 8th. Once closed, an interview list will be generated by the Board and posted on the Board’s web site April 15 as for those getting interviews. To view the interview time slots, you will have to know your ID number. Once you determine your interview time (all interviews are to held on Saturday April 20th) you then contact Jane Ryckman at jryckman@scdsb.on.ca for a confirmation.
You will receive an official communique from the Board via our group email on or about March 22 -24, 2013.
You have no doubt heard through all sorts of Media outlets, releases, etc. that a vote at Provincial Council last week (Feb. 22) of Bargaining Presidents and Representatives deciding to return to allowing teachers in OSSTF to resume voluntary activities if they so choose. This is entirely up to the individual of course.
Talks are underway with the Government on ways to improve relations with both parties. If this results in changes or improved Contract language within the imposed Bill 115 we will be the first to let you know by our extensive email network & here on our web site.
As everyone is no doubt well aware Bill 115 was used to dictate an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) upon us, meaning that we now have a mandated contract imposed upon us. This is based on the OECTA deal garnered in the summer months. Most of you as well, already know the details of this settlement, but we will get you details in the near future, plus the Board may do so as well. To our knowledge our local deal is still in place with this imposed contract superseding our local Collective Agreement where there is conflict.
As for our strategy to overcome our advertises we are continuing to not do extra curricular duties, at least until the new Liberal leader is in place. OSSTF is always re-vamping strategies as to what is thrown at us, so please stay tuned to the many emails sent to you by Gail Kingsley our Communication’s Officer. This could be a long fight folks.
Jeff Parton
Things have changed drastically in Unionland folks mainly due to Ministry of Education interference in the Teachers’ Bargaining Unit negotiations. As a result, increased sanctions will start back up again on Monday the 10th of December. Examples are: arriving early to school (15 minutes) and leaving right after daily duties are done and the cessation of Extra Curricular activities. We will be keeping you informed here and through email with updates etc. These are major changing times folks, stay tuned.
Conciliation meeting was Oct 25 and a “No Board Report” will be issued before Nov 2. What this means is that in approximately 3 weeks we will be in a strike/sanction position. To that end we will be ramping up towards that date by holding Strike Rules Committee meetings and massive emails to keep you informed as to what is going on.
There will be and All Teacher Info Meeting on November 14 at Liberty North Banquet Hall in south end Barrie (100 Caplan Drive). It will start at 7pm, please plan to attend to understand what goes on during these situations. All casual and LTO teachers are asked to participate for clarity.
We have had several inquiries about the New Regulation 274/12 regarding the new hiring rules for LTO’s & Contract jobs for Occasional Teachers. The problem is we don’t have much to tell you as the Board isn’t sure what they are doing in this situation either. I attended a Director’s Advisory Council meeting this morning (Oct. 15) and asked the pertinent questions, but the terse response was: we don’t know yet, we are waiting for more info, we are trying to interpret the new language properly, but will try to provide us some answers possibly by the week of October 22nd. Sorry we can’t be more clear about this issue at this time.
The list of eligible participants and their entitlement to share in the distribution of surplus from the Insurance Trust Wind-Up continues to be updated. Please see the attachment below to help you determine your eligibility and learn more.
Insurance Trust Update October 2012
