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IMPORTANT DATES
Mar 1
-Contract Extension Vote
Province wide.
-Last day to submit requests for
teacher initiated transfers.
-Last day for written requests for
Leaves without pay.
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Mar 8
International Women’s Day.
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Mar 11-13
OECTA Provincial AGM.
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Mar 13-17
March Break !!!
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Mar 17
St. Patrick’s Day!!!
Last day to register for OECTA AQ
courses.
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Mar 20
-International Happiness Day.
-OTIP Retirement Workshop
Cobden Legion; 7 pm start.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Winter 2017
Volume 4 , Issue 5
Keep in Touch:
CONTRACT EXTENSON MEETING
-An Information Meeting on the
proposed contract extension will
take place Feb 27 at the Cobden
Legion.
-Mike Ennett Bargaining Contract
Services Secretariat will answer
questions from members.
UNITS IN LABOUR
DIFFICULTIES
-OECTA Thunder Bay Elementary
Unit teachers have ratified a
contract after a lengthy ordeal!
Renfrew OECTA Unit
Office
349 Christie Street
Pembroke, Ontario
K8A 4R6
Email:
[email protected]
Follow us on Twitter
@oectarenfrew
P: 613 735 0869
F: 613 735 1807
-Niagara Elementary Unit teachers
continue to negotiate aided by a
provincially appointed mediator.
Thunder Bay and Niagara OTs
remain without a contract.
Mar 31
International Day of Elimination of Racial
Discrimination
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A SALUTE TO OUR EA’S; A PLEA FOR A CHANGE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINNG UPDATE
“Hitting, spitting, kicking, hair pulling, biting, scratching, profanities, death threats and exposure to feces and urine are just
some of the incidents of workplace violence EAs experience on a daily basis.”
- Local Contract
Bargaining
“We know that educational support workers who work with our most challengingNegotiations
student population,
resume students with special
needs, are at risk of experiencing workplace violence on a daily basis. It’s entirelyFeb
unacceptable—especially
in light of all the
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paperwork that follows a violent incident—that there is almost no useful data or analysis to help us address the issue.”
(From an article in entitled Protecting Ourselves at School; Education Forum May 3, 2016)
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KNOW YOUR CONTRACT
-Local Terms, (Part B in the contract) are not affected by the ratification vote.
NEW TO THE OT CONTRACT
-An OT on the Roster at the start of the school year, must complete and submit the required documentation in the manner required
by the Bd by June 30 of each year to be placed on the Roster for the upccoming year [Part B Article 11.04 (b)].
-New applicants for the Roster must submit applications in the manner required by the Bd by Aug 1.
-The Bd may consider new applications for the Roster after Aug 1. [Part B Article 11.05].
SECONDARY COVERS AND SUPERVISION UNDER THE PERMANENT TEACHER CONTRACT
Some secondary teachers will now be approachng the maximum superrvision and cover time that Admin is entitled to assign.
The maximum number of secondary on calls and/or eligible supervision in a school year is 1425 minutes!!!!
[38 half periods = 38 x 37.5 minutes = 1425 minutes [Collective Agreement Part B Article 3.14(f)]
Any assigned secondary supervsion duty including but not limited to bus duty, hall duty and/or yard duty constitutes
supervision/on call time.
[Collective Agreement Part B Article 3.14(a)]
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY
Safety Reps are reminded that it is a legal obligation to conduct monthly inspection reports.[OHSA 9(6)]
These are to be submitted to Admin which, in turn must submit them to the Bd office by the 15th of the month.
Employees provided with equipment, protective devices or clothing are required to use/wear them. [OHSA s 28 (1)(b)]
If a workplace injury occurs that could have been prevented by using or wearing the same, WSIB is unlikely to apply.
LOCAL MATTERS
Local Input into Provincial AGM Resolutions
-The Prov AGM Resolutions/Addendum is at catholicteachers.ca Members Centre 2017 AGM.
-Contains all resolutions and supporting materials.
-If members have questions/concerns with any resolutions please contact the Unit office .
Spring AQ Courses ( Apr 3-June 16 )
-Registration and Course Menu online at catholicteachers.ca / For Your Career//A Q courses.
-Deadline March 17.
-Subsidies now available for full Math AQ courses, for Math modules (Primary/Junior1), and for Tech courses.
Join an OECTA Provincial Committee !!!
-Online Applications for 2016-17 year accepted March 1 to May 1.
-Details at catholicteachers.ca
CPAN POSTER CONTEST
TOPIC “If you were the Prime Minister of Canada how would you improve the rights of Canadian Children?”
Deadline March 24 2017.
Details Available from Staff Reps.
UPCOMING AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, and BURSARIES
OTIP/OTF Teaching Awards
-Categories: 1. Elementary; 2.Secondary; 3.Beginning Teacher (five years or less).
-Winners receive $1,000 plus Certificate of Recognition.
-School receives Certificate of Recognition as well.
-Nomination Deadline March 31.
OECTA Communications Awards
-Categories : 1.Website Design; 2.Publication; 3.Public/Media Relations;
4. Catholic Communication; 5.Most Improved Website or Communication.
-Nomination Deadline April 1.
OECTA Scholarships and Fellowships
-Application Deadline April 1
-Details for all of the above at catholicteachers.ca
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