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.PA,'GE 16e WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9,1983, WHITBY FREE PRESS Bad faith bargaining charge against board The 12-month-old con- tract dispute between Durham's secondary school teachersand the Board of Education wil be settled by the newly created Inflation Re- straint Board (IRB) foilowlng a break-down in negotiations Feb. 2e. The' IRB wiil hand down a decision on the salary portion of the dis- pute, but non-mnonetary issues. must stili be set- tled by the two parties. The teachers have filed a charge of bad faith bargaining against the board in the nego- tiations because the board refused to, recognize the role, of a mediator appointed 'by the Education Relations Committee last Novem- ber. The board maintains that restraint legisiation passed by the Ontario goverment in Decem- ber suspends the collec- tive bargaining rights of the teachers and there- by eliminates the role of mediator. The teachers, how- ever, say as long as their demands are with- in the guidelines (nine per cent salary in- creases) set down In the restraint legislation a mnediator can stili help settle a contract dis- pute. The teachers are ask- ing for a nine per cent salary increase for ail teachers. The Board of Education has conceded nine per cent for teach- ers but offered 5.76 per cent for principals.. "When we got te the meeting in December the board took the mediator aside and told him they refused te, meet witb himIl Barb Glass, chief ne'gotiator for the teachers, said last week. "We have had no alternative but to charge them" 1. A spokesman for the Education Relations Commnittee (ERC) says there is a difference of legal opinion as te whicb piece of legislation ap- plies in the negotiations. Under Bill 100, the legislation governlng teachers' bargaining rights, teachers have the right to have fact- finders and mediators appointed in contract disputes. But since the passage of the Restraint Bill (Bil 179), there is some question whether Bull 100 bas been suspended. ."Whatever legal opin- ion you take will deter- mine which bull should be in place, " said Bob Field, chief executive officer of the ERC. Field said, however, the ERC bas been in- structed to appoint fact finders and m nediators since Bill 179 bas been passed. "The commission wil continue ta carry out duties and obligations under Bil 100, including the appointment of fact finders and persons to assist in bargaining,", Field said, reading from a memo put out by the ERC. The charge of bad faith bargaining wiil be heard by the ERC in Api-il, and a decision will be made. In the meantime, non- monetar issues of staffing must stiil be settled by the two sides. The teachers have staunchly refused to Buchanan wants residents to writ'e board, on sehool ýnarne By JOHN BUCHANAN Whltby Trustee, Durham Board of Education AttentionÎ Otter Creek Residents - As you are al aware the Durham Board of Education is construct- ing a new school in your area. The subject of a name bas been deait with by a committee of the board. -This committee has chosen the name Colonel J.E. Farewell. Since this announcement, wa s made I have received several caîls from Otter Creek residents stating their objections to their sebool being called Farewell. These callers al feit that the sehool> should be called Otter Creek P.S. They aIse stated that some of the younger child- ren are having difficulty over the similarity of names between Fairman and Farewell. Fairmnan being the name of the school that they started at in Kindergarten and Farewell being the name ef the Floppy Dîsks b <1< 5Y.DIKETTES N97803 -Preformaed" for A ES Plus & A lpha r i Plus 5.65 ea. M ___ N97575- for Apple 11 &Radio Shack TRS8O Levels & 3470 ea 1 N97875 -for Wangwriter 6.50 ea. 8OIKETTESr &Offie Suplie PwqNm that the pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) be reduced te, be more in line with the provincial average. DurhanVs PTR is 17.4 teachers par student, while the provincial "We're not looking for the provincial average right away, but we want it improved," Glass said. No date has been set for a resumption of talks new school that they will be going to in Grade one. I have On two occasions indicated to the board that I would prefer that the'sehool in Otter Creek subdivision be called Otter Creek P.S. and that the naine Colonel J.E. Farewell be reserved for the proposeshool site, which would be located on the original lands owned by Colonel J.E. Farewell. 1 arn writing this article in response to those residents thai have stated their objections to the naine chosen by the board committee. I would like to give ail residents of the Otter Creek area the op- portunity te state to the Durham Board of Educa- tion whether or not theY are satisfied with the naine chosen or not. If any resident wishes to express their view on this matter tbey can contact the Durham Board of Education in writing at 555 Rossland Road West, Oshawa, L1J 3H*3, attention Director K.D. Munroe or by phoning the board at 576-460. Germaine Barr wins Toastmistress speech contest By JILL CLEMENTS Whltby Toastmistress On March 1 we the Toastmistress of Whitby found out that great speaking certainly runs in our family. It was the night of oui- fourtb annual Speech Con- test, with Germaine Barr, Althea Darwin, Betty Dubowski, and Dorothy Hart delivering fine era- tionÏs. Nancy Spencer, the 1982 speech contest win- ner, made certain that everything from the tabula- tions of points to the taping for television went smoothly. Each speaker had five to eight minutes to spaak, and any deviation from the ailotted time would resuit in an automatie disqualification. Our timers, Lee Irwin and Pauleen Torrensan, sent the club and Germaine Barr for a real lop when they announcedJ ber times were 8:01 and 8:00. Thankfully, accor- ding to our speech rules, it is the basser bf the times which is valid. S0 Germaine was still alive! When the four contestants were finishéd we ha d our dinner - just to build suspense of course. This was a special dinner for many reasons: the speech contest; it was our last dinner before we move to 100 Blair Park for 7 p.m. meetings without dinners; and finally due te the induction f two new members. With dinner being over and our new members Mlina Lusito and JilI Clements having been properly welcomed we waited for the big moment - who had won? First runner up was Dorthy Hart, who spoke on women in the home. Her speech was entitled Are Home Fires Still Burning? For Dorthy. they definitely were, te say nothing f the stars in her eyes and the pleasure in her voice. The winner 0f the 1983 Speech Contest for the Wbitby Toastmistress Club is Germaine Barr! She spoke on prime ministers with a speech entitled: Ministers At Their Prime! Germaine was certainly at ber peak this evenîng having narrowly escaped disqualification because of one second! And things really are in the family - Nancy (last year's winner) is Germaine's "Big Sister", or coach. We ail strive for excellence and this chapter f the Whitby Toastmistress' Club certainly closes with a royal burst 0f colour, achievement, excite- ment and fulfilîment! Care te be a part? We are no longer holding a diii- ner meeting, but rather a board style meeting at 100 Blair Park, with a nominal fée te cover refresh- ments. Corne on out on Tuesday evenings, you are always a welcome visiter! RAESARE DOWN 1