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Ca4tholic high seholtachers to. hold strike vote Dec. 1 By Marjo Boucher The Durham- Region Roman Catholic Separate Sëhool Board and, its econdary teachers are preprn for a. possible strike as ea yas Dec. .18. Te 290 teachers viill'hloH'a strjke, vote on Dec. 12 'on the board's offor of 4.5' per , nt salary increase in thefrsit halfof the school. year and another one per cent increase i the second The toachiers are aski o 4.,5 per cent ýretracàv from Setmber and 3.32 per cent frmFebruary.<» 1'oachers acrosa the region, should all be receivn compar- able salaries," said Blair Morris, gesident of thie Ontario English ~atholic Teachers' Association? Durham Secondary Unit. "We'll fali further behind the ublice se if we accept the oa rd's ogbae,' 9ai Morris said 'the board is not willing te change their offer ,and the teachers?' association stili hopes to meet with',the new board elected last Nov. 12. Many of the ublic secondazy teachers oarn $5r,000 moére ana have smallor classroomi size, ho said. "That difference. should be gt-. ting smaller, as fùmding la being phaséd i," ho said. Morris noted that the board also gave an intorimi salary in- crease of three per cent * te administration secretaries and 4.5 per cent te senior supervisory officers. (FredJones, who was an Osh- awa truste. on the board bofore beiné; defeated ithe. municipal olection, blasted the decision which ho said was don. impro- perly behind closed door.> Whitby truste.e. Tom Oldman saidtheLbard has offered a good settl emnirt te the secondary tea- chers. «Wre in the middle of a recos- sio n and there's no monoy left in tewallet,» he said. "There ila adifforonce in tho reve >nu es wo receive »"he said. Out of $48.3 milli..on from the' industrial and commercial assessment this year, the' separate school board received only about $3.4 million compared te the $45 i lon received by the public board,'he said. Qîdman said the. board feels it has treated ail its employoes equally. "W. have settled the. majority of our agreements »"he said. «II hope the stuâents don't loso in this situation "hoe said.. Qîdman salA the possible work-te-rule bï the teachers has proven te b. a very ineffective way te voice their opinions.» Catharine Tmnney, who was commonting as board chairper- son until Dec. 2 when a now chafirpers on was elected, said the teachers have four options avail- able te them after their strike vote. «They can strike and that in- cludes a full walkout or work- te-rules » saii Tunney, who did not siek re-election as Whitby trustee.. Fourth for bridge? Tuinney said the board 'ýoted on the motion*because the next board - meeting won't be held until after the strike vote, and the board could b. prepared if P.S.Ask aboiM aur Personal Services Menu le: Htot, healthy mnals for $5> there is a strike., A special telèphone, lino -for' informiation dtüring a' strik. would be set up and; would «notý b. a major expense,"shée said. MORLEY NOKESwith'Juat part of his model Volkswa n olectonnow on display at'the'" WhitbyPublic Librai~y, Nokes also bas a ful-sized> VW trike, and sonos mch and Rob both own bugs. Fanuily members SÙi themSlves "Nokeàl Volks."* Photo bwM"ammEour, Whftiw Fr.. Pr" PO AL av en FIRE YOUR LAND .LORD!* IfNy à<IYfRNT' When only Fa month WHITBY 686m-1316 "We've Got It Ail'" Make. Rousseau's your one-stop Christmas shopping s pot this year. Big or smail, we'«ve go i al.We've taken our ý'Country Gallery and made it a clearance centre, offering Up to 50% off floor model furniture. We've purchased small and uiue accent pieces Which will make the ideal gift. And ail our lamps and- accessories are big offered at fantastic savings until Christmas. This year do ail your shopping in one place, Rousseau' s. &~A UStore Houru: Mon. - Wed. 10-6, <~>X3L~,.Thurs. & Fr1. 10 -9, Saturday 10 -5. In-Store Financing Available VC HERITAGE HOUSE limited 1 L 216Mary Street, East, Whitby 668-3483 FRBR LOVERSl Brew your own- beer& wine at home!y & BRING TIS AD FOR $15.00 OFF A COMF¶MfE STARTER KIT. AJAX AKAMWIBPCKRN 686-120 294-515 6668419 420614 pays your Mortgage. 4.5% interest rate, 3 years guaranteed. ' e ............... 6PôUe .E........... wApkics .. . .. . .