Collective bargaining is a major responsibility of school leaders, both under the 1995 Education Act and the Trade Union Act. Contact your local directly. Negotiating strong contracts for members is what CUPE does best. The solidarity of our members is at the heart of our bargaining power and allows us to win. Together, we have built strong communities and achieved better wages, benefits, pensions and fair treatment for workers. NATIONAL RESOURCES OF CUPE FOR COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION FOR CUPE LOCALs can be found here: www.cupe.ca The Education Act, 1995 allows for additional issues to be negotiated at the provincial and local levels, if agreed by both parties. Each party has the right to refuse to negotiate an additional case. Local agreements must not contain important provisions for provincial negotiations and no agreement may include provisions for teacher selection, curriculum, curriculum or professional methods and techniques. In a newly certified collective agreement unit, collective bargaining is initiated when the union or employer of the other party is used in writing to open a first collective agreement. In some cases, parties involved in negotiating their first collective agreement may have more difficulties than unions and employers with a mature bargaining history. It is important to note that the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board manages Part VI of the Saskatchewan Employment Act, including the first process of supporting collective agreements. All applications for first contractual assistance are submitted to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board. Collective bargaining is a problem-solving process.
The board of directors and the teacher have the same goal – the best possible training for all students. There may be different perspectives on how to achieve this goal. The solution to the problem is to reach an agreement that puts children first and does good for both sides. Section 6-24 of the Saskatchewan Employment Act authorizes representatives of the negotiators` representative and employer to meet within 20 days of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board`s certification order. The Education Act 1995 provides for two-phase negotiations with teachers. Following the introduction of the Saskatchewan Employment Act effective April 1, 2014 and changes to the Saskatchewan Employment Act Essential Services provisions as of January 1, 2016 may indicate the following available available resources: Interpretive Bulletin for the 2017-2019 Provincial Collective Agreement Once the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Council has reviewed the application , the Council may inform the parties, to ask the Minister of Labour Relations and Labour Safety to appoint a Minister of Labour or a Special Mediator. resolve the dispute and report back to the minister.
