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v yv 5 3i bif- j suntribunel education ttiundayapril 2o66- rr k on 1 s from page 1 c step according to- member heidi kreinerleyw my spin on it is im here for the kids the richmond hill mother of two said children are on top6f the totem pole they are the ones you have to hold in the highest regard j kreinerley said she can only hope officials will reach a settlement before aug 31 when all teacher collective agreements in ontarioexpire nearly 130000 teactiers across ontario staged an illegal- strike three years ago to protest bill 160 the provinceveducationreform law v the province recently announced it will enact a regulation that would force teachers to follow a much stricter defini tion of instructional time under the bill ecker has threatened to f orceteachers to supervise- extracurricular activities if they resist the plan through a work-to- rule campaign gerry harrison president of the osstfs york region branch has said the regulation would handcuff school boards and their unions when it comes time to negotiate riewteacher contracts despite that hes hopeful local teach- ersand schoblbbards can avoid the troubles of the past i harrison said- the osstfs silent c protest pipes not indicate relations between unions aricl the province jare deteriorating v that was hot a meeting for dialogue wherethe government was going to lis ten to us and change policy he explained t 1 groupcrmcized sx she wasthere to deliver the tory agenda rvi rs harrison admitted the system s inevitably pfbduces j conflict said mere unions arid boards are trying to reach a deal at contract time labour board officials can charge eitker side with badfaithbar- gaining he noted ci j bill crqthers chairperson of the york region public school board criticized the parent group forhakirig accusations t against board and uniofipfficials 4 l right nowthe relationshipvwe have with our jteachers are better than they havebeeninalongtiiheliesaid eliiiabemcrowe of the yorkcatiiolic board said she doesnt foresee a teacher striker- ai- sheestimatedmeboardhasmetwith theontario english catholic teachers associationsyork brancht 10 times and hopes the two sides can reach a deal in a fewweeks vv s weve been involved in negotiations 7 for about a month now and things have j been progrewingveiy well she said crowe noted negptiators are trying a new method of discussing issuesnher aanpassirigrslips of paper acrosslthe bargaining table to state their positions 1 luxov vbacskybrancjrpresiderit- said he doesnt foreseeastnkebeaiusel v reladphsbetweeh board and uriionlare impf6vingv- st j- localcatholic teachers coriducteda v mbrimlbriglegalstrike in 1998 after theycould- nqieadfa deal bbarid vrilchangesltqclassand prepara- tibn timer 4i j f really hdfortiiernembership to becm tiristins baczynsky said-y- j- r fe ttucaidrsfor chokeuem by gianni colavecchia t had received neariythat many hits but tfiafs a problem because many ffjst- v ross wunabletoprovidean official teachers want to break away from their theieaderofanewgroupofteachv tauybfwho if anyone has joined- unions but fear reprisals according to x ers fighting against being forced to join t ross belongs to the elementary john martin of children first in a unionsays he expects many local teachers federationbf ontario kut said r education a local group that supports educatprswilljoinhis cause v he doesnt fear it will punish him for the idea of allowing teachers to opt out terry ross says hehas talked with starting his group 0 wv ofunions many teachers in yorkregion who have hesaidofficiakthreatehedhimwith theres a lot of fear in the ranks of expressed interest in joining his group all kinds of things after a runin with teachers the sanctions are very real educators for choice the union in the mid1980s but in the and severe martin said the group gave its first news confer- end simply prohibited him from hold- erice earlier this month tef let parents ihg office within their union for five and educators across ontario know it years wants the province to create legislation that would give new teachers tne fright to stay but of a union if they choose current rulesdictate that people entering the teaching profession must rgm r jf5i v kow theres a lot of fear in the 1 ranks of teachers join one of ciitarios various teacher v th sanctionsare very real p unions x l- l njj 1 owr stri diir nrirnarv rhnffrnistopet thft w arid severe a u oiir primary c6ricemistoget the freedom of choice- ross the groups executive director said he admitted getting provincial offi cials to approve the idea will be an uphill battle vaughankingaurora mpp al palladini said current legislationcould help f i the provinces bill gives people the ranks of teachers j- righttovoteonwhethertheywanttobe part of a trade union and requires all votestb be taken by secret ballot under bill 7 ibelieve that they haye the opportunity to do somethirig about itl palladini said f but teacher unions probably arent covered by the v bill according to thornhill mpp tina molinari- she wouldnt say whether the province was likelyto give teachers the thegroupisalsocallingforanend xanadas charter of rights and to teacher strikes which it says have freedoms permits freedom of speech significantly hurt students in the past and there is nonunion bylaw that pro- rossa53yearold oakville teacher hibits teachers frpmbelonging to an witkvchildin the school system said advocacy group he noted 7 hes been tbkm000 instructors plan to v but there have been cases in which v right to opt out ofunions join hisgroupj ontario teacher unions have punished wed have to see r proposal a recent check showed the groups their members for unorthodox behav- they wbuld be putting forward she website wwweducatorsforchoicecom ior said 11 canadian cancbj soqeiy soaftt canadbme ducancbt 1 for more information contact your local j canadian 4 cancer socie office i if could save your life oxniiriir serrics d ite goonohsvtibne aj- 1 vrs v v iiliiiiiiii quikiiyer roxy flpyv 6rti 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