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--l-ttRt-----gr-t--ig---t-q-tt--tgqt- r. - ,4; B C tA/Jli /78L h , st ri ke ove r B 's 233 teachers one with no experience to lng and the other half to be teachers and it successful, m'ay wd,rtutuiouJ,t2d,'i Monday, $29,919 for a teacher In a designated for oncall. lead the l" to bestter relationsi ending the 42 day long strike. maximum category with 11 The two demands In the d) 11't ago tlt"' J'"tt Last Thursday In Port Elgln, years experience. working conditions of the teach- g h", 'll s JT,', Iltak a .ay the secondary school teachers During negotiations and ers that were not accepted, were Islam 'he,] ep s y, grow:- 'voted 93.4% m favour of a throughout the strike one oftthe the hlring ot qualified library Shdm'f,'//t7i, 'l2t/l2". At'te "s, three-year contract. Shortly after malor issues was that of working and guidance personnel and a Elm In It and T, age-h trr "t their vote, Bruce County trus- conditions and the new contract maximum number of students a dll a b th ew c anges tees voted 13 to 1 to settle the Included two of the four Items teacher would have In a week. ma/ld', F ecair'ne I: contract. It1 contract. the teachers had demanded: The new committees to be set D arre .. sa that the Q, [ pupil-teacher ratio and timetab- up will consider such topics as salar|es were competitive but The contract gives the teach- ling. seniumy, surplus procedures not much more than competi- ers an average salary increase of and to develop a teacher funded tlve, In terms to the rest of the nine per cent each year and As a result It the September leave plan. province. He added that ones all Includes increased bentttlts, 30th enrollment remains the The teacher funded leave plan the 1981-82 settlements are In, formation of two teacher-trustee same as this year's)four addl- is to be Implemented next Bruce will probably still be In committees and Includes work- tlonal teachers will have to be September. Under this plan, the lower half of the province. Ing conditions hired. The contract stated that teachers will be paid four Years . In Port Elgin laszt aThursday, the pupil-teat) ratio will not salary over a period of 5 years 213 teachers out tat 3 voted un The agreement, Whtch its exceed 16.8 to one plus or minus with the titth year being a leave the contract, 199 voted In retroactive to September 1, 1979 Dns. ot absence. favour. and which expires August m, Bob Farrell, teacher spokes- The only trustee to vote 1982 gives the tttactters ""033 m the tlmetabIIng clause, a man said the teachers were against the contract was Albert the board salary Increases of teacher's classes will occupy a happy with the akrwr-trutPe Smith of St. Edmunds. Smith 8.4% the first year, 9.2% the maximum of 80% of the committee clause Mating that commented that other members second year and 9.75% the third available periods, excluding the wmmlttees will help resolve, on the board were against the year. Salaries will Till tram lunch with half the remaining communication problem: 2tt, ttgtrgit2ul?e'd/g/t2g,agt' n ca e or . $13,675 for a teacher g Y time for preparations and mark- have separated the boar other highlights of the con- ., _ _ - ___.-..-------..".. tract include: .. increased allowances for ex- < ire degrees In 1980-81; A .. an Increased contribution by ' the board to benefit plans from a 75 to 85 per cent ,effective I _ Immediately and to 90 per cent _ in 1981-82; - a provision tor the withhold.. ' lng of Increments by the board I for one year If a teacher's , K service is "less than satisfac- ___ ,.__..,u, __ WW ,,,,,, -____ _ -