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WWITB YIg4 RSS, WEDNESDAY, ,FEBRUARY 6p 1991, PAGE 5 Teachers LP'aind board ho.pe to build oni settiement By MIke Kowaluki Bath sides hope a new contract willim=prove relations between the uram Board of Education and its high achool teachers. While not sugesting the rela- tionship between the board and its almioot 1,400 secondary tea- chers is a bad one, it is fact that the lait two rounds of bargainng were pushed ta the limit. Ini 1989, teacherg voted 85.5 per cent in favour of strike action and actually walked off the job for one day before a settlement was reached. Three weeks aan agre ment was obtaned only after a marathon 32mour bargain*n* session between neqotiatorsfo the board and Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (oesTF). Th e twa-year cantract, which increases teachers' salaries 7.06 per cent in the first year and 5 ta 7sevenper cent in the second, was rat'fled by bath parties lait week. Schoal board chairman Ian TEax volunateeirs are waatged Volunteers are wanted by the Revenue Canada taxation department for a cammunity- based program that provides assistance ta people who are unable ta comle sicome tax returns themselve. Volunteers are given traiig and are expected taompet onlystri*ght-forward returns. Cail 973-4-163 (Scarborough) for more information. Brown and OSSTF District 17 president Shirley Smith bath agreed the settiement can serve as a foundation for improving; relations between management and union. «This was a better round of bargaininj than previous rounds, said Brown, a Whitby «It gives us an oppotui tt improve the relationshipbet- ween the OSSTF and the board .hopefully in the future we can get speedier agreements.» As for the contract itsf, Brown called it «a fair, realistic Brown's comments about improv- ing relations. «We are pleased ta have rea- ched a settiement without strike action,» said Smith. MW would be hopef1 the rela- tionshi~ between the board and Ditif17 continues ta im- prove. » Teacheré overwhelminjly appraved the contract by vatîng 85.6 per-cent in favaur of the package. The agreement, retroactive ta Sep t. 1, 1990, expires Aug. 31, 192, and gives secandary tea- chers wage parity with their Salaries will increase 7.06 per cent in the firstyear. In the second salatries will be based on the National Consumer Price Index plus 0O5 per cent. Under tis formnula the in- crease shahl not ho less than five per cent or mare than seven. Teachers will earn from $29,122 ta $60,248 or an average of $44,900. Principale wiIl earn up ta $80 539, and vice-principas upta $71,073. The contract also provides for the hiring of five new teachers in 1991-92 and 12'more the follow- ingyar. The OSSTF had earlier demanded that 28 new teachers be hired. "Theres always compromises on bath sides in negotiations,» conceded Smith. «What this means is that we will baiically hold aur own wvith other districts ini the Province,». she said. «We won't improve, we'll con- tinue ta maintain what we have.» As Smith explained, the pupil- teacher ratio is becnung a major concem for teachers due t aa AIlS comittee seeks volunteers The AIDS Committee of Durham, Region is currently looking for individuals to jain the volunteer board of directors. Speciflc talents that are currently required by the board are - accounting, business administration, public relations, fundraisig and volunteer co-ardination. Anyone with ather sldills that would be an asset ta the arganizatian can apply. Individuals who are interested in applying forS a position an the volunteer board should submit a RAfle winners Whitby General Hospital Aui- liary Christmas raffle winners were Peg Horack of Whitby (gingerbread house donated ta Hilltop Baker); Dorothy Hall of Whitby (handmade sweater); T. Wilson of Whitby (flawer arrangement donated by- Corie Fournier); G. Mowhbray af Whitby, dried flower arrange- ment. letter of interest that outlines theïr experence and' quaflfations. Lettors of interest should be sent ta: The AIDS Caînmittee of Durham Regian, 22 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, Ontario LMG MR, Attention: Board Recruitment committee. Send letters before March in order ta provide lanninig time befare trheVIannual general meeting. Mchanging» education system. "Theé ministry (ofeducatian) is mandatinq that teachers provide mare individual attention, but this can only happen if clais sizes are smaller,» said Smith. While Durhams' pupil-teacher ratio is about 15 students taa* ne teacher Smith'said the figure is I additon ta teachers, al istaffi including principale, vice- principals.. guidance counsellors andlbrarians are .factared into the equation, she said. "lit' alwaysdifut when you quate. that figure because it dosen t seem lie a lot but any teacher would gladly taclanas Of 1V. I reality the average dlais size varies, 6t for an adivanced academiecldais the figure is bet- ween 25 and 27 students, said Smith. «I some cases it could run as hih ai 33 students,» she added. hiaddition ta the wage in- crease, the contract also in- p raves benefits and allowances for prafessional upgrading. dUp to 3/8% INTEREST BONUS On 30 & 42 Month Terms for RRSP's transferred trom another Financial Institution e*nimtdInsurance :e~ ASK FOR DETA ILS I 400 Dundas St 'reet WestWhitby 668-4500 (Toronto Line 686-3825) plus 6 Other branches Io srve you Scarborough *1501 Ellesmere Rd. 438-9231 « 421 8 Lawrence Ave. E. 281 -5111 *2361 Eglinton Ave. E. 757-7528 - 4271 Sheppard Ave. E. 297-0188 -Branches alsa Iocated in Aurora and Richmond Hill Present This Ad To Qù'ahfy For Bonus: -Not valid in cambination wit any ather offer. *Member Ontario Share and Deposit Insurance Corporation I J 1lI nu *Itri/'seli ) 1. ý - ý , , . , ý r ý . i . 4t ý ý . . .