Education Workers at Chinook School Division No. 211
CUPE 4754
RATIFICATION MEETINGS
Your CUPE local bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement. Please attend one of these meetings to hear about the new revisions.
NOVEMBER 20
–Fox Valley– 2:00 pm – In the school [TBD]
-Leader – 4:00 pm
– Library [Use the entrance facing south]
–Maple Creek – 7:30 pm – mini gym
NOVEMBER 21
– Gull Lake 9:30 am – In the school [TBD]
– Herbert – 4:15 pm -Library
Voting for the new agreement will take place at the end of each of the meetings.
Your bargaining committee met with the employer on Oct 1 and 2. There were some significant gains made with the non-monetary items. We have moved into monetary issues, and after a lot of discussion, the teams have agreed to continue negotiations later. We have scheduled further meetings for October 24 and 25.
Your bargaining team will continue to work toward the mandate the members have given us. We will need your support now more than ever.
The long await violence surveydone by the University of Ottawa has been realeased. This group had done a national survey and the EWSC asked to have a Saskatchewan only survey done as well. We also invited the STF to particiate. The link below will take you to those results.
There is also a link to add other incidents that you may have been a part of , or witnessed.
Bruises, threats and burnout: Study finds Sask. teachers at breaking point with violence | CBC News
WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER YEAR.
Its hard to imagine summer is already over. I hope your year goes well and I hope that any of your union troubles are non-existent. [LOL]
Your Bargaining team met during the summer to try to catch up, after we finally received the Out-of-Scope Handbook and Salary Grids from the employer. Even though we had to go to a couple of days before we were scheduled to appear in front of the Sask Labour Board, to contest the right to have those documents.
The bargaining team has also cemented 3 dates with the employer, which I hope will be fruitful.
Congratulations to everyone for coming back to school, some of you are in new positions and others are continuing to give the excellent opportunity to the leaders of tomorrow.
Omar Murray
Pres. Local 4754
On April 30, 2024 after some last minute negotiations Chinook SD 211 and CUPE Local 4754 came to an agreement in principle. In an effort to avoid presenting our respective cases to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board, on May 1 and 2.
Chinook has agreed to present the union with the Out-of-Scope Personnel Handbook and the corresponding salary grids, while the union has dropped our request to view the senior administration percentage salary increase.
This decision followed recommendations from the Saskatchewan Privacy Commission that Chinook give the union access to the handbook, in its entirety, rather than the heavily redacted version they had sent to the union before.
CUPE local 4754 looks forward to a meaningful round of bargaining with Chinook School Division in the near future.
CUPE 4754
Talking Union Basics ‘TUB’
Where: Maple Creek Sidney School
When: May 11, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm
This is an informational meeting being hosted by your local union. National Representative Matt Thompson will be leading this workshop.
This is a chance to learn more about what a union does.
Please let your area representative know if you are interested in attending.
Seating is limited.
SASKATOON – The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation will resume bargaining for a new provincial
collective agreement. The decision is a result of ongoing discussions with government that have addressed
teachers’ concerns regarding the accountability of funding to address class size and complexity.
“We have been assured that the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee has a new mandate to
properly address all of the issues important to teachers.
The Teachers’ Bargaining Committee believes this commitment by government is a positive step,” says STF President Samantha Becotte. “Teachers have maintained that accountability measures must accompany government funding in order to ensure resources go to support students and improve their learning experience. We are optimistic that this understanding represents a significant step forward in negotiations and brings a tentative agreement within reach.”
Negotiations with the GTBC are expected to resume Tuesday, April 16. The resumption of formal
negotiations means job action by teachers will be suspended effective 11:59 p.m. today, Friday, April 12.
The STF will not implement sanctions while negotiations are taking place.
“We appreciate the effort made by Minister Cockrill to work with the STF in order to facilitate a return to
the bargaining table,” Becotte says. “The Teachers’ Bargaining Committee is hopeful that quick progress
can be made on the remaining issues and we can reach a tentative agreement to bring to our members for
ratification.”
Becotte says the efforts of teachers have created a valuable conversation around the issue of class size and
complexity and the importance of providing learning environments that best support students. The
engagement of parents, caregivers, students, businesses and community organizations played an
important role in moving government back to the bargaining table.
“We believe the ongoing commitment of our 13,500 members and the strong support for teachers within
the wider community shows just how much Saskatchewan people value education and the learning
experience of our children,” says Becotte.
CUPE 4754
Annual General Meeting
April 13, 2024
Sidney School, Maple Creek @ 2:00 pm
Agenda
Elections (2-year term)
President
Region 4- Gull Lake Area
Region 5- Maple Creek Area
Recording Secretary
Trustee – 3-year term
Reports from: President, Vice Presidents’ and Trustee
Update on Bargaining
The AGM meeting will be a combination of zoom and face to face. If you are wanting to join the meeting via zoom, please send personal email addresses to rodesa@sasktel.net as well as what school you work in.