By Staff
March 7th, 2020
BURLINGTON, ON
The Halton District School Board announced on Friday that earlier in the week the Board of Trustees ratified an agreement with the Halton District Educational Assistants Association (HDEAA).
HDEAA represents more than 1,300 permanent and occasional Educational Assistants.
Progress – now to get the teachers to come to an agreement with the province.
The agreement was ratified by the Halton District School Board at its Board of Trustee meeting on March 4, while HDEAA’s ratification process was completed on March 3.
Re: “…now to get the teachers to come to an agreement with the province.” – it’s actually the other way around isn’t it?
It’s the Province that decided to: increase secondary school class size by 27 per cent; require four compulsory e-courses; increase class sizes in elementary school; and make cuts to support staffing – all outside the bargaining process. None of these could possibly be expected to improve the quality of education.
The offer to step back some from these draconian measures doesn’t constitute “negotiation” while Doug Ford’s public rants and Lecce’s public comments certainly aren’t helpful.
Is this a one off or might it have broader implications across the other unions?