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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 31, 1989 a 8 = 33 3 og i Ve =~ vy 3 J ai Ta ye Ul 1 -- LY ; (OLLEGE oe ones FAGULTY Durham College teachers prepare to load a bus Thursday. The teachers, who have been on strike since Oct. 18, held a rally at Queen's Park. (From page 1) "We just want to keep what we have." The current sick leave plan allows teachers to accummu- late unlimited sick leave, she said, but the Council of Regents wants to take that benefit away from teachers who are hired af- ter Aug. 31,1989. "They want to create have and have not teachers," Ms. Col- ling said, adding that "this is the thin edge of the wedge" and soon all teachers will lose the ability to accumulate sick leave. Job security is also a concern for teachers, especially since the Vision 2000 program was introduced. Ms. Colling explained that Vi- sion 2000 would involve ration- alization of some courses. For example, if six colleges offered courses in advertising, three colleges may lose that course from their curriculum and the advertising courses at the other colleges would be "beefed up." Unfortunately, teachers with years of experience and senior- ity may not be transferred to colleges still offering the course, and the present contract has no retraining provision. Teachers fortunate enough to be trans- ferred will lose all seniority rights and begin again as proba- tionary teachers, Ms. Colling said. The union is also asking for a 10 per cent wage increase. The Scugog Choral Society presents ... the PREMIERE of THE NEW MUSICAL Anne Bonney ... a pirate adventure based on the true exploits of Anne Bonney Book & Lyrics by: NINA FOXALL Music by: THOMAS MILLAR Director: NINA FOXALL Musical Director: THOMAS MILLAR Associate Musical Director: CAROL McGRATH Producer: DIANE LACKIE Stage Manager: LYNN RELF * Treasure Chest Draw during intermission * Reception immediately following at the Masonic Lodge at TOWN HALL 1873 QUEEN & LILLA STREETS, PORT PERRY COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BENEFIT PERFORMANCE All proceeds to the Hospital Building Fund from the performance of Anne Bonney on Wednesday, November 15th, 1989 - 8 PM $30.00 per Person (A portion eligible for an Official Tax Receipt) -- Tickets available at -- Nuts about Chocolate, Queen Street -- 9 AM to 10 PM Community Memorial Hospital, Paxton St. 9 AM to 5 PM increase would be spread over a full school year, including a 3.6 per cent hike immediately, an- other 3.5 per cent in January and 3 per centin May. Ms. Colling said that since the increases are spread out over the school year, it would amount to the teachers asking for a 6.8 per cent increase to be paid in one shot. "We are the lowest paid teachers in the province," said Ms. Colling. Ten years ago, a college teacher's pay landed be- tween that of public high school teachers and university profes- sors. The highest paid Durham College teacher is paid $52,252 while figures from the Educa- tion Relations Commissions Re- search Service show that the highest paid Durham Region highschool teacher receives $53,621 a year. An elementary rouge g Durham College teachers y | strike to retain benefits teacher can earn up to $63,612a year. Ms. Colling said teachers in the elementary and high school system have a four to seven step pay scale while college teachers must pass through 16 steps to reach the highest level of pay. "How can we attract people from industry to teach students when they face large pay cuts?" Ms. Colling asked. College teachers have struck only one other time. On Oct. 17, 1984 teachers walked off the job. Teachers were concerned that growing class sizes were hampering the quality of in- struction. The strike lasted 17 working days before the Progressive Conservative party legislated teachers back to work, Ms. Col- ling said. The school year was extended one week. Students may be forced to drop-out if strike continues Full-time and part-time stu- dents are feeling the brunt of the two-week old community college teachers'strike. ; Teachers, librarians and counsellors walked off the job Oct. 18 after contract negotia- tions between OPSEU (Ontario Public Service Employees Un- ion) and the managing Council of Regents came to a standstill. Fifty-four per cent of the 9,000 members voted in favor of strike action, but Ginny Col- ling, a member of the communi- cations committee at Durham College said "none of us want to be out there." "I don't want to see my stu- dents not get an education," she said. "Delaying negotiations is at the price of the students." Some students have ex- pressed fear that a long strike may force them to drop out of college for financial reasons, Ms. Colling said. If the strike continues, additional weeks will be added, extending the school year into May. Part-time and night schools students have also been affect- ed by the strike action. Durham College president Gary Polonsky opted to close all night school courses offered at Durham after a picketer was struck by a car during the last teachers'strikein 1984. At a rally Thursday, held at Queen's Park, union officials asked teachers at the Metro area colleges to stop all night courses. "This is the next tactic," Ms. Colling said. "The more people you affect" will apply pressure to both sides to resume nego- tiating. 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