Calgary Catholic teachers authorize strike vote after negotiations stall yyc
The negotiations have been ongoing since September but appear to have hit a wall, despite the the intervention of a mediator in March. Teachers took the vote during a general meeting on Thursday in which they were updated on the progress of negotiations.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Our goal is to settle and our biggest items are truly no cost or low cost to to the division,” said Allison McCaffrey, president of Calgary Catholic Teachers’ Local No. 55. “Calgary Catholic teachers just feel that they shouldn’t have to settle for less than what other teachers within the province are getting. … We just want to be treated with the same amount of respect and the same amount of courtesy and the same benefits as other teachers across the province.
The union said 27 other divisions across the province have settled so far. She said the division has listened to their issues but have not been willing to budge on these points of contention through eight sessions with the mediator. The top issue among members was the expectation of voluntary work, which includes coaching school sports teams and running clubs and other extra-curricular activities. McCaffrey said teachers can face being forced out of a school if they refuse to volunteer in these capacities.Article content
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