DURHAM -- The Durham Catholic School Board and its teachers association have reached a tentative deal.
In a press release Tuesday, it was announced a renewed collective agreement covering about 570 Catholic secondary teachers in Durham was reached. Chairman of the board, Jim McCafferty, was pleased with the collaborative process and professionalism displayed by the parties during the second round of negotiations.
"I believe we have negotiated a mutually beneficial contract which serves the best interest of our students and teachers," he said. "I feel we have also further strengthened our positive working relationship with the teachers."
Don Campbell, president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association Durham Secondary Unit, had similar feelings.
"We are very happy with the negotiated settlement that was reached co-operatively between OECTA and the Board," he said. "We hope to continue and maintain this positive relationship in future endeavours with the Board."
Mr. McCafferty would not discuss details of the deal until it is ratified by both parties. The ratification vote is on Nov. 19 by the secondary teachers and the matter will be considered by the school board Nov. 24. The settlement will go to the Ministry of Education for approval following ratification, which generally takes three to four weeks.
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