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i- education wage hikes and bonuses part of package by jennifer brown staffwrtter school support workers across york region now have twoandahalfyear contracts delivering 3per cent wage increases and lump sum bonuses the agreements were reached qui etly unlike the battles waged last fall with the boards teaching unions as trustees ratified the deals thursday night board vicechairper son and negotiations spokesperson howard shore noted that- the contracts were reached in record time this board did something unprecedented in the history of public education we were able to reach an accord with two important staff groups in the span of four days shore said caretakers and secretaries clerical information service staff and teaching assistants at the public board have a settlement that will provide an imme diate 2per cent lump sum payment and a 3per cent wage hike spread over the course of the threetyear agreement the- first 1 per cent hike will be retroactive to jan 1 the lump sum payments are a result of the current suspension of payment into the governments pension plan for municipal- employees because the pension plan has a surplus school boards local- governments and other municipal agencies dont have to make payments- another 2per cent lump sum pay ment would also be paid in january 2000 if the break from pension pay ments continues all nonunion staff at the public board will automatically be given the same contract and salary increases at the public board meeting thursday night shore acknowledged the role of support staff the best teacher can do precious little without our caretakers and main tenance staff ensuring that the place just hums at the board meeting local union leaders john cromwell and gail hodgson said the board tried to under stand their issues and concerns while the union respected the boards finan cial constraints at the separate school board a sim ilar twoandahalfyear deal was achieved for cupe local 2331 repre senting 622 educational assistants sec retaries and lunch supervisors at the board retroactive to jan 1 and contin ues to aug 31 2001 the union voted 98 per cent in favour of the deal which also improves vacation time and benefits to reflect the benefits package received by teachers and nontunionized staff we were happy with the progress made in negotiations said bernadette kenny president of cupe local 2331 our members are pleased with the gains their bargaining team were able to achieve give your child a powerful advantage we provide the knowledge they develop the confidence m a3 markville shopping centre f 4704080 math english physics chemistry study skills 1 inserts for march 2799 walmart lizannes fabrics sears new homes interiors the bay smart source no frills petsmart dr green lawncare seneca college zellers canadian tire markharii longos fortinos fm industries mm meats unionville mm meats- markham goodlife simpaticopropcrtyi services- royal lepage debbie park pharmasave grovymark no frills mr lube mm meats stouffville cashway stouffville ida drug trading sears nwkt ft inserts for sunday march 2899 town of markham markville shopping centre economist sun stouffville tribune saturday march 27 1999 5 were ready you ontarios e clean accredited test repair for the air we breathe an official mark of the province of ontario used under licence for more information call 18887582999 wwwdrivecleancom checklist to determine if your vehicle must be tested in 1999 viyou live in the greater torbntoareaor hamilfonwentwbrth region your birth date is april 1 or later since vehicle registration renewals are based on the birth date of the owner r your vehicle is more than three years old but less than 20 this means that the latest model to be tested is a 1996 model and the earliest is a 1980 your vehicle is an evenyear model 199619941992 19901980 if you fall into all of the above categories you will receive a notice in the mail about 90 days before your license plate renewal date your birthday fc i searssekvice you can trust freebrake your experts for and exhaust brakesalignments mcnortinl tuneups and inspection much more np0352499 copyright 1999 sears canada inc v v u visit your nearest sears automoti c foryour full auto service needs sears shops on steeles at 404 i t e 905 881r6600 ext 227 sm- ox sears promenade auto centres ficflf 9d5t31 2209 m qmg 73 an900 pmsar8x0arn600 pnrtsun noon pm i lvj v i