Members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 18 teacher bargaining unit and occasional teacher bargaining unit have ratified settlements reached with the Upper Grand District School Board.
The agreements will be in place until Aug. 31, 2012.
Sandra Sahli, provincial executive officer of the two groups and chairman of the District 18 negotiating teams said, "OSSTF/FEESO is pleased that we have been able to arrive at agreements with the Upper Grand District School Board on behalf of both secondary teachers and occasional teachers. These settlements provide a solid foundation for the next four years … All negotiations … in OSSTF/FEESO District 18 have now reached a successful conclusion, said Sahli.
The groups, founded in 1919, have 60,000 members across Ontario. They include public high school teachers, occasional teachers, educational assistants, continuing education teachers and instructors, psychologists, secretaries, speech-language pathologists, social workers, plant support personnel, attendance counsellors, and others in education.
