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The Acton Free Press Wed December 17 B5 Settle teachers strike Halton trustees urge Trustee Richard was finally able lo Ret Hoard or I due a lion to moke a statement concerning he Toronto teachers strike Last month bid to have Inn tecs lake a stand on the strike foiled Thursday the board paused motion put forth by urging the teachers and hoard In Metro Toronto to come to a speedy resolution on of the children for which they arc responsible motion declared llnlton appreciates tin their difficulties In reaching a settlement and trustees know have a responsibility to maintain quality of education and the ability of the community to pay for it Ik noted adults look hack in later years on the example net by their leathers ant wondered what today s pupils will think of their tea when they are adults with no many teachers Reins out on strike now In Ontario said teachers and boards should seek set dements without strlkis and keep in mind the Inflation attitude which it lawn is In We need return to sanity in a society which seems totx on destruction lit claimed lit Canada is synlem which In out control there are wanes and costs nnd r effort from individuals and productivity culled for a return to self discipline and a renewal of Individual res must abandon their self and quit chasing unworthy goals RIDE THI FREE CHRISTMAS BUS LOCAL CHILDREN WHO participated in Acton Home Hardware s coloring contest received their prizes last week Seven year old Carmen ClowofR R 2 Acton won a record player She attends grade two at M Z Bennett Donna Van Per Heyden of Guelph St won a tricycle and is four years old eleven year old Kathy Payne Main St North is the winner of a She is a Grade five student at Robert Little school Store owner Mike presented the winners with their prizes Mrs J Levy the art teacher at the high school was the contest judge Board of ed draws the line no time off for negotiators Mail volume Ring cash Hun sum to Ik lewer Lards in thi mail Ik t report 11 In Iht this war in J s ere ist in volume of mnl is A ring mission Chief iiegotlntors for ilimmtary anil second school teacher In won getting half timi off from their classroom duties Hoard of decided Thursday board drew the lint at having five teachers taking off from for Federation business but did extend the School TtachLrs Federation 1 lemen School leathers Association ri march officer Hon Harris half off leave until thi end August this year the hoard denied request for half timt off for Its president later the trustees their minds allowed the leave of absence for the head The presidml of isolsoonl of tints room half the tlnu Trustee Ton wondered when board was to dm the line on It lives for professional work and a good for the mow was now If grant Ihit request for the thief negotiators to hall tlnu off then is no not tn expect more request won next month I m surpnsed we had requests yet from net I to keep these people in the tlnssrooms he slated If and t find he to prepart themselves for negotiations tht v might bring in outsiders to talks for them Wood warned Trustee Richard noted It fini for tea to It cost officials since teachers would the wages of their substitutes but timi off means will pav i paid dearlj form of Opera mix wage hike He added thi larger this sears settlement is the larger amount of money will in then use for gn liter settlement tht vear after over he will find its way into Federation coffers this year The leathers amounts to an attempt by the niMitintorn to try ace with Ihnr tcntlurs holding out for monev whtn they know inn much i hum of settling for wngi sfttltmcnt want Trustee Fruit Tht time off a negotiator ts at i of the I nee which must l at tempted miring negotiations and strikes he warned Wood snlri time off for was needtd of next yt talks will have to handled during tht Trustee Don Venus iiryd board to do what is to sun the board continues to bt libit to negotiate with people from within the tern Venus thought tht quest for two additional peopli time off was reasonable when it meant leathers would negotiating with board Trustee Fred said hi Vtnus had as mutb for the trustees who handle negotiations they must continue working and still conduct talks Whv should we fall over backwards to Rive tht teachers another advantage further help teachers during talks Nego tiations art an ad vtrsarv situation Tin suKBtstton of giving chief negotiators off prepare for contract talks wtnt down to defeat when the ended inn tie North Hal ton Trustees Tom and Dill Law son all off re- also criticized tht idea of off for tht re and much of the information hi supplied teachers during Aspects of Bill hand cuff board The implications of Bill seem lobe hampering Board of in con ducting its regular business the board lav decision on a report dealing with tht definition of a school program because definition must decided and agreed upon the board and teachers llobinson presented report stating program is tht sum total of all pupil activities and that principal and staff are responsible or the ad ministration of school program The definition of school is a negotiable item etwee the teachers and board and Trustee Doug Wood said the board commit itself to a definition until next years negotiation Trustee Ernie said he thouRht without a definition of a school program the board could get caught in a bind In the event of a work or slowdown action by teachers Everything under Bill 100 Is negotiable in a contract board chairman Judy Alexander reminded the trustees Tom Watson won dired vvhv thi trustees were it meetings if thing until a collective agreement is reached each What are wt sitting here for ridiculous Vie an panicking because of Bill 100 and I think should tarrv on business as usual until negotiations are com pleted Watson declared CHRISTMAS GIFTS Clock nor Tap Hi Plavart Potnbati Fry Para Percolator M Com Fryers Vacuum Claanan Blenders Vaporitan Heat Limps Inst years negotiation was tithe r or inactur and unlit off from North llalloi was just example of timt off fur Hi the board the ffn r suit Rev Ken Campbell is rebuked by board Hoard of Ilex and for dishonest and personal abuse in thi mis Information of public at Us mietlng Thursday Tht boards fact finding looking into levilled against John Meyer head of values education program Campbell s allcpibons were untrue month Campbell si a to prtss MPs Ontario Minister Tom Wells and that a meeting in of the and School Association Mevir Hind tin of tht traditional mural values in public Hon produced two World Wars of this Tht board finding committee consisting of chairman ludv Alexander and I dna after trustees received Rev letter Miss Robinson who on scnttd find mgh said Campbells letter contains at It untrue statement and of fuel Shi said tht charge Dr was false and that people who tht at which the director of values education made state ment testified to the fact the charge was falsi Miss added Camp bell mints in the lctler concerning values education Tins has lisln tht culms of ml ptnttdly and nil responded questions fietl iLs piwition reflet line sensed in put lie statements of Itiv Campbell the rt purl of will continue lo and tommuincute with tin rustics and schools lt the ti he ith tones ism anil com a Ik til tht Hilton vstem Miss Robinson liLut between the ho ird is it f students ant are to Ik preiperh served and the ill to maintain its with public He mint id it tin met line sue the bo must out in of its staff and discussions tine Mr tin lb il of We therefore mplele of the presentation of the program offered in deplore tht nitthods of dishonestv ind distortion which at times have been used other members of in l thi will decide resin list On el which in eite impbell Shop closes Rem Com on Mi llie latent in series of icious personal attacks on profes sionat teachers and tmploved Board declared Tlie report said Mivtrcnjovs support and of the board HINTONS UvliCVC if fllf l0ll HOURS A DAY MILTON NATURAL GAS Heaing Air Conditioners and 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