A2 -The Oakville Beaver. Wednesday February 26, 2003 LIBERAL FUNDRAISERS: The Oakville Liberal Provincial Association (O P L A ) has scheduled three fundraising events in the coming weeks fea turing guest speaker Kevin Flynn, the organiza tion's candidate in the next provincial election. Flynn's first engagement w ill be a talk on the economy which takes place on Thursday at the Ramada Inn. Flynn will then speak on education on March 20 at the Quality Inn and on the envi ronment March 27 at the Hilton Garden Inn. Each event runs from 7-9 p.m. Tickets to attend all three evenings cost $75. with a portion of that amount eligible for a tax receipt. Anyone interested in finding out more about the planned events can contact O PLA headquarters at 905-827-5286. w ic o Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver KEEP ON PLOW ING: A Town of O akville snowplow tries to clear a path along Lakeshore Road in downtown Oakville early Sunday morning. The heavy snowfall kept municipal road crews and homeowners busy clearing sidewalks, driveways and roadways. Teachers' union says money available to settle dispute 2003 FOCUS LX SEDAN · 2.0L Fuel Injected Engine · 5-Speed Manual Transmission · Front Stabilizer Bar Bodyside* Mouldings · AM/FM/Stereo Cassette with 4 Speakers · 60/40 Split Fold Rear Seat · Child Safety Rear Door Locks · SecuriLockTM Anti-Theft System (Continued from page A1) The current job action involves teachers not attending staff or department meetings after school hours. They are showing up for class and staying after class for just 15 minutes. Harwood said there is no plan yet to escalate the work-to-rule. Teachers are still expected to help out with extracurricular activities. The board's 1,200 full and part-time high school instructors voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike mandate earlier this month; they have been in a legal position to walk off the job since Feb. 17. Since the teachers' union instituted some work-to-rule pro visions. not much has happened on the labour talks front. " I think both of us are waiting for settlements outside (Halton)," said Joe Harwood, president of the Halton district of the Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers' Federation. Last week Harwood said he was only aware of one of 31 school boards in negotiations that had settled with its high school teachers. The president of the local O SST F said the Ontario Public School Boards Association is driving the three per cent figure. Harwood believes there is more than that available but wouldn't say how much the union is seek ing in annual pay increases. " We understand they don't have wads of money in resources but the issue is Ernie Eves' allo cated money for salaries. " I think we've had one increase in the last 10 years that matched or exceeded inflation. We are looking for some cost recoup to the cost of living." said Harwood. Halton board administration said it is seeking a similar agree ment to the one it reached recent ly with its caretaking and mainte nance staff. The C U PE local agreed to a two-year pact giving members a three per cent raise in each year. Late last year Ontario Premier Ernie Eves ensured money would be available to school boards to cover three per cent raises for the current school year. However, the province expects boards to sign two-year deals with its teachers. 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