Bargaining Information Meeting

1. Welcome2. Overview of Process3. Provincial Issues4. Local Issues5. Strike Vote6. Questions and Answers

Overview of Process

Provincial Bargaining Collective Local Table Agreement Bargaining Bill 122, the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act

Overview of Process• 2012-2014 - Local Research Team identified key issues• Winter 2014 - Regional Bargaining Forums gave direction on

issues of concern• Spring 2014 - Council of Presidents appointed Provincial

Bargaining Team• Fall 2014 – OECTA met with Employers group (OCSTA &

government) to set ground rules and scope of bargaining• January 2015 - Matters in dispute referred to Ontario Labour

Relations Board for arbitration• BEFORE RATIFICATION – Tentative Agreement comes back to

Provincial Executive, Council of Presidents, then to the membership for ratification vote. (By-Laws 2.74-2.77)

Overview of Process (2)• Other Affiliates• ETFO 96% Strike Vote

• January 20/22 2015 commence bargaining

• OSSTF 88% Strike Vote• December 15 agreed upon central issues• February 3,4 2015 scheduled for bargaining

• AEFO – no OLRB date set

• OECTA – OLRB dates January 9 & 19

Scope of central bargaining• 1. Monetary compensation.• 2. Pregnancy/Parental Leave including Maternity Leave/SEB

plans.• 3. WSIB top up.• 4. Benefits.• 5. Hiring Practice including the July 5, 2012 MoU and

Regulation 274.• 6. VLAP type program.• 7. Paid leaves.• 8. Teacher working conditions and workload as they relate to

the following*:• 9. Teacher professional judgment.

Scope of central bargaining (2)• 10. Protection of teacher bargaining unit work.• 11. Ministry of Education Initiatives and the implementation thereof.• 12. Creation of a central issues dispute resolution and grievance

process • 13. Length of term, notice to bargain and renewal.• 14. The structure and organization of collective agreements.• 15. How to incorporate into the collective agreement the

content/language• of the July 5, 2012 MoU • 16. Return to teacher bargaining unit of Principals and Vice-principals.• 17. System Principals.• 18. All matters relating to information requests relating to all issues

identified above.

ISSUES IN DISPUTE

• ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS • SENIORITY AS THE BASIS FOR THE TEACHERS

TRANSFER • (HEALTH & SAFETY) HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS

INCLUDING: REPORTING PROVISIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND ACCESS TO GRIEVANCE/ ARBITRATION PROVISIONS

• MATTERS RELATING TO CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS RESULTING FROM ENROLMENT FLUCTUATIONS, SCHOOL AMALGAMATIONS/CLOSURES, EXCLUDING TEACHER REDUNDANCY