Bargaining Information Meeting
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Welcome
Overview of Process
Provincial Issues
Local Issues
Strike Vote
Questions and Answers
Overview of Process
Provincial Bargaining
Table
Bill 122, the School Boards
Collective Bargaining Act
Collective
Agreement
Local
Bargaining
Overview of Process
• 2012-2014 - Local Research Team identified key issues
• Winter 2014 - Regional Bargaining Forums gave direction on
issues of concern
• Spring 2014 - Council of Presidents appointed Provincial
Bargaining Team
• Fall 2014 – OECTA met with Employers group (OCSTA &
government) to set ground rules and scope of bargaining
• January 2015 - Matters in dispute referred to Ontario Labour
Relations Board for arbitration
• BEFORE RATIFICATION – Tentative Agreement comes back to
Provincial Executive, Council of Presidents, then to the
membership for ratification vote. (By-Laws 2.74-2.77)
Overview of Process (2)
• Other Affiliates
• ETFO 96% Strike Vote
• January 20/22 2015 commence bargaining
• OSSTF 88% Strike Vote
• December 15 agreed upon central issues
• February 3,4 2015 scheduled for bargaining
• AEFO – no OLRB date set
• OECTA – OLRB dates January 9 & 19
Scope of central bargaining
• 1. Monetary compensation.
• 2. Pregnancy/Parental Leave including Maternity Leave/SEB
plans.
• 3. WSIB top up.
• 4. Benefits.
• 5. Hiring Practice including the July 5, 2012 MoU and
Regulation 274.
• 6. VLAP type program.
• 7. Paid leaves.
• 8. Teacher working conditions and workload as they relate to
the following*:
• 9. Teacher professional judgment.
Scope of central bargaining (2)
Protection of teacher bargaining unit work.
11. Ministry of Education Initiatives and the implementation thereof.
12. Creation of a central issues dispute resolution and grievance
process
13. Length of term, notice to bargain and renewal.
14. The structure and organization of collective agreements.
15. How to incorporate into the collective agreement the
content/language
of the July 5, 2012 MoU
16. Return to teacher bargaining unit of Principals and Viceprincipals.
17. System Principals.
18. All matters relating to information requests relating to all issues
identified above.
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ISSUES IN DISPUTE
• ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS
• SENIORITY AS THE BASIS FOR THE TEACHERS
TRANSFER
• (HEALTH & SAFETY) HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS
INCLUDING: REPORTING PROVISIONS,
INVESTIGATIONS AND ACCESS TO GRIEVANCE/
ARBITRATION PROVISIONS
• MATTERS RELATING TO CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT
STATUS RESULTING FROM ENROLMENT
FLUCTUATIONS, SCHOOL
AMALGAMATIONS/CLOSURES, EXCLUDING TEACHER
REDUNDANCY