Spring 2008 – April

The collective agreements between the Board and its various Federations and Unions are currently in effect.  All teaching agreements expire August 31 2008 which include Secondary, Elementary, and Elementary Occasional.  The CUPE agreement expires December 31, 2008.

CUPE, representing all non-teaching unionized workers, notified the Board of their desire to commence collective bargaining for a new agreement on March 17, 2008 although the agreement does not expire until December 31, 2008.

The Secondary Teachers, including the Occasional Teachers, notified the Board of their desire to commence collective bargaining for a new contract on April 7, 2008.  The first meeting is scheduled for May 5, 2008.

Discussion have been going on since the last week of January 2008 between OPSBA, the unions and the Ministry of Education exploring issues that may form local framework agreements.