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“Outraged, baffled and insulted” RICHARD MAHONEY RICHARD.MAHONEY@EAP.ON.CA
cannot be legislated: Good will. I have only spoken to only a few teachers in our area, however, judging by many outraged tweets, comments and letters I have seen in “We Are the Front Lines in Education” (a teachers’ facebook page) and by the an- nouncements made by ETFO and by OS- STF (Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation), I believe that many, many teachers at both the elementary and sec- ondary levels will individually decide not to volunteer for any extras. I believe that the Minister of Education’s autocratic dis- regard for the Charter of Rights and Free- doms has caused deep and significant unrest in our provincial education system. I think this unrest will continue for a long, long time, and as a parent and a teacher of 24 years, that makes me very sad.”
PLEASANT CORNER | A wide range of emotions was evident when English-lan- guage public school teachers returned to work Monday following the holiday sea- son break. Teachers were angry after Education Minister Laurel Broten imposed new col- lective agreements which freeze salaries for the next two years. At the same time, the government has rescinded Bill 115 that had effectively made the austerity mea- sures a fait accompli. “The words “outraged,” “baffled” and “in- sulted” spring to mind,” said Elementary Teachers Federation representative and Pleasant Corners Public School teacher Lisa Jennings. “Speaking for myself and for my hus- band, who is also a teacher, I can only express deep disappointment in Minister Broten and the Liberals,” says Jennings. “Ms. Broten and the government first used a law they know is unconstitutional and illegal to force a contract, then re- pealed the law. By saying that she will re- peal Bill 115 after using it to trample our rights, the Education Minister has admit- ted that the legislation is deeply flawed. At the risk of being overly dramatic, it is akin to using a gun to force someone to “walk the plank” and then tossing the gun to one side after the plunge and saying “Oops, sorry, I shouldn’t have used that.” And in two years time, will the Bill be reinstated once more? Or perhaps for another sector of the province - whenever it might be con- venient? I thought that democratic rights were a 24/7 deal in this province, rather than a perk when times are good. Clearly not so, according to Minister Broten.” Jennings continues: “The government of Ontario seems to be able to dictate as it pleases. The contracts imposed by the Minister under Bill 115 are by no means collective agreements - that requires the consent of two parties and that consent is not there. I believe there was never any attempt by the Minister to hold fair and re- spectful negotiations. As has been stated by our union representatives, one thing Local teachers angered by edict Pay hike for Champlain council members PLEASANT CORNER | Members of Cham- plain Township council have given them- selves a three percent pay hike that came into effect at Wednesday night’s council meeting. Mayor Gary Barton will see his basic pay rise from $30,000 to $30,900 while the eight councillors will have their salaries increased from $13,545 to $13,955. Mem- bers also receive $111 for attending com- mittee, special council meetings or other municipal-related activities.
Lisa Jennings (left) and some of her colleagues during a demonstration last month in Hawkesbury.
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