Collective Bargaining Submission Form January 2012

Collective Bargaining Submission Form
January 2012

The Labrador West Collective Bargaining Committee will soon be established. In preparation for the Committee's work, input is being sought from the membership with respect to the development of opening proposals for the upcoming round of negotiations on the Labrador West Collective Agreement. Your Branch President has already participated in Joint Council sessions on collective bargaining, and it is important that every member have the opportunity to be involved in the process. To this end, all submissions will be thoroughly reviewed and considered in the developemnt of the opening package. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 20, 2012. Each and every member of the Labrador West Branch is strongly encouraged to become actively involved by providing the Committee with input and direction as they focus on the task of developing a comprehensive set of opening proposals that reflects the priorities of teachers in Labrador West.

Fill out the Collective Bargaining Submission Form below or print a copy of the pdf version to fill out and fax or mail to:

Labrador West Collective Bargaining Committee
3 Kenmount Road
St. John’s, NL A1B 1W1
Fax: 726-4302 or 1-877-711-6582 (toll free)

Any questions can be directed to Stefanie Tuff, chief spokesperson for Labrador West negotiations, at stuff@nlta.nl.ca or phone 726-3223 or 1-800-563-3599, ext. 232.

The following are some of the major topics addressed in the Collective Agreement:

Advertising of Positions	Positions of Administrative Responsibility
Class Size and Composition	Probationary Period and Tenure
Deferred Salary Leave	Redundancy & Reassignment Provisions
Educational Leave	Salaries and Allowances
Employment Insurance "Top-up" for Maternity/Adoption/Parental Leave	Severance Pay
Group Insurance	Sick Leave
Hiring of Teachers	Substitute Teachers
Isolation Allowance	Supervision (lunch time duty, etc.)
Labrador Benefits	Teacher Discipline
Layoffs	Teacher Evaluation
Leaves with Pay (e.g. Compassionate, Family, Discretionary, Professional Development)	Teacher Exchange or Secondment
Leaves Without Pay	Term Contracts
Length of the School Year	Transfer of Teachers
Loss or Damage to Teacher's Personal Property or Equipment	Travel Allowances
Pension Indexing	Workload
Pensions

Other:

QUESTION I

1. Which of the topics listed above should the NLTA pursue in the next round of negotiations and what changes/improvements would you like to see?

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QUESTION II

Of the topics chosen above, which would you consider to be the top three priorities for the next round of negotiations, and why?

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QUESTION III

Please share any additional comments or concerns you may have:

Comments or Concerns:

If we need to clarify any of the above, may we contact you?: *

YES

If you have indicated "YES" above, please provide the following information

First Name:

Last Name:

District:

Home Telephone:

School Telephone:

Preferred E-mail for contact purposes:

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