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"A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, September 9, 1998 - 11 Schools closed as high school teachers hit the bricks From page 1 with the Durham District School Board are hoping to settle the strike and get schools running. "The board 1s willing to resume talks as soon as possible, but we don't have any dates set," Ruth Ann Schedlich, chair of the pub- lic board, said Tuesday morning. A round of intensive talks aimed at averting a strike by public high school teachers began last Wednesday (Sept. 2) and continued until Sunday at about 5 p.m., when they were broken off. Mrs. Schedlich said that despite the talks -- which some- times were extended until the "wee hours" of the morn- Ing -- the main bones of con- tention in the dispute remained: "The main issues are the workload, salary and benefits." What's ironic about the dispute is that both sides recognize that the source of their disagreement is the provincial Bill 160. Teachers had the support of their boards when they held their illegal two-week strike last year. But now it's a local fight, with board officials insist- ing that they must impose a heavier workload on the teachers, and the educators insisting that the situation Siding Products 511 [0F 8 Ke [53 Ltd. could be alleviated by open- ing the purse strings, and hiring more teachers. High school teachers in Durham are being asked to teach more with a smaller staff, said Port Perry High School teacher Dave Robinson, who noted that there are 118 fewer teach- ers on the payroll here this year, despite a provincial . funding model which has favored Durham Region. "It's money; it's not the time thing," said Mr. Robinson, who represents his colleagues at Local 13 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF). "It's never been the time thing. If the time require- ment was a problem, we would just have to add four minutes a period." Teachers have gone without salary increases since 1993, and are working under increasingly trying conditions, he said. "I've got text books that are 10 years old, but they can put a new marble floor in the Taj Mahal in Whitby," he said, referring to the board's often-criticized headquarters. But Mrs. Schedlich and her trustees -- including Scugog rep Bobbie Drew, a member of the board's nego- tiating committee -- have steadfastly maintained that Energy efficient windows reduce draft & increase warmth. Alcan vinyl & aluminum windows. "= |Gold Club * Free Estimates * Seniors Discount » Financing Available Sales and Installation of Doors * Windows ° Troughs * Additions ¢ Solariums Reach Industrial Park - Reg. Rd. 8 (1/4 Mile E. of Hwy. 12) Port Perry (905) 985-3333 or 985-3747 Introducing 1-888-WIN-DOOW (946-3669) [_ SCUGOG FINANCIAL S014 Y (6 SN AY OF 'GUARANTEED.INVESTMENTS; e Annual Rates 30 DAY CASHABLE GIC 5.800% 5.800% 5.800% 5.900% Rates subject to change without notice "Serving Scugog For Over 15 Years" 250 Queen Street, Port Perry © 985-3832 (next to Shoppers Drug Mart) DAVE ROBINSON: OSSTF rep slams board while the board's budget has risen under a new fund- ing model brought in this year by the government, that money is specifically earmarked. And more teachers' salaries aren't an option, they say. "That is not the case. That is truly not the case," Mrs. Schedlich said in response to the teachers' argument. AND STILL Wayne and Jo-Ann Anderson are very happy to announce the forthcoming marriage of Elizabeth Norena May to Steven James, "We don't have the money (for more teachers)." Mr. Robinson -- who insisted he was stating his own opinion, not the union's -- counters that the board has the power to settle the dispute locally. And he warned that an ongoing strike here and at other boards across the province could give the Tories in Toronto the mandate and momentum to pursue their plan of assuming even more control of education in Ontario. "In my opinion the Mike Harris government wins if a negotiated settlement doesn't occur," he said. "It proves that boards of edu- cation are incapable of rep- resenting the public." Classroom time is the issue -- and the tactic -- being embraced by separate high school teachers in Harold's 4) LOOKING GREAT! their daughter son of Rob and Carol Mairs. Wedding to take place Nov. 7, 1998 at the home of the bride Happy 50th Anniversary Barbara & Charles Short September 11, 1948 Love from your family The fourth member of the female Evan's curling team has now arrived. Ashley and Kristen are thrilled to announce the safe arnval of Kaitlyn Brooke born on August 14, 1998, at 1:07a.m. weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. Her proud parents Glenn and Kelly Evans would like to thank Dr. Rowe. Dr Jana and all the wonderful nurses and staff on 4F at Lakeridge Health Oshawa (Oshawa General Hospital) for all their expertise training and great care they provided. We would all like to thank Grandma Laura. Grandma Donna, Grandpa & Gail. Great ll Grandma Fairman, (Uncle) Jim and (Aunt) Betty. Uncle Phil and Aunt Barbara, Sandy Weldon, Aunt Vicki, Cousins Jillian and Joshua, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends for all the love and support they have provided and continue to provide. Durham, as well. They went to school yesterday, but vowed not to teach the extra period some of them have been assigned by the board as it implements the Bill 160 requirements. Scugog trustee Kathy LeFort, chair of the negoti- ating committee, said that while the teachers' action 1s not a full-fledged strike, it's cause for concern for the board. "It is a strike. It's a with- drawal of services," she said yesterday. Trustees met yesterday to discuss what actions might be necessary, and announced just before noon that schools would close. Students were sent home an hour earlier than usual. There 1s a concern that stu- dents would be left unsu- pervised and that raises safety concerns, which are "paramount", said Mrs. LeFort. "If teachers withdraw services we have kids in the classroom with no teachers, and that's when supervision is a problem," she said. PORT PERRY STAR CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 [12 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 23 (24 25 [26 27 |28 29 32 33 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 |48 49 1 50 [51 |52 53 54 |55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 ACROSS 46. Voice-specialist Mel 24. Amphorae 1. A 47. Director Daniel 25. Church members - Adds pizzazz 49. 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