RDSB/OSSTF District 3 reach agreement to implement award of arbitration panel

Rainbow District School Board and OSSTF District 3, representing secondary teachers, worked together over the Labour Day weekend with the assistance of mediation and have agreed to implement the award of the arbitration panel with respect to the permanent secondary teachers’ bargaining unit.

The arbitration panel, created as a result of the Protecting the School Year Act (Bill 103), issued a unanimous decision.  The award replaces a negotiated settlement and does not require ratification by either party.

The award resolves all of the local bargaining issues for the permanent secondary teachers’ bargaining unit. Mediation will commence in late September with OSSTF for the secondary occasional teachers’ bargaining unit.

"This local decision, along with the tentative settlement at the central table, will bring renewed peace and stability in our secondary schools.  This is good news for our students, parents/guardians and staff," said Rainbow District School Board Chair Doreen Dewar.  “We are very encouraged by the spirit of collaboration and co-operation by both parties in this mediation process."

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