Niagara Catholic Collective Agreement
However, she added, „the provincial renewal agreement extends this collective agreement until August 31, 2019.“ The Ontario English Catholic Teachers` Association (OECTA), which represents Catholic elementary and high school teachers in the province of Ontario, including Niagara Catholic, announced a one-day provincial service train on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, in the absence of an agreement. If there is a complete withdrawal of services by our elementary and secondary teachers, for the health and safety of our students, all Catholic schools in Niagara will be closed for students on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Parents/guardians are advised to consider other plans if schools close on January 21, 2020. We will continue to provide information on the state of collective bargaining via this site, our social networks and, if necessary, directly with families via our Messenger school system. We recommend staying in touch for updates. The terms of the provisional central collective agreement remain confidential until both parties hold a ratification vote. With the announcement of an interim central collective agreement, the programs, aids and services provided by our excellent teaching staff will resume with immediate effect. The imposition of sanctions is a legal element of collective bargaining. These rotating complete extracts of services are, in addition to February 21, province-wide shutdowns, and administrative work that began on January 13. „Today, teachers at OECA Niagara Elementary voted 99.2 per cent in favour of the interim agreement,“ President Marie Balanowski said in an email late Tuesday night.
„We are pleased to have achieved a fair settlement for our teachers.“ While teachers understand that extracurricular activities are important to some students, we simply cannot give more time to help an employer who does not appreciate our professionalism and commitment. We remain committed to continuing our core tasks of teaching planning, curriculum development and student progress assessment.
