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The Ontario School Board Co-ordinating Committee unites CUPE members in the Education sector who do the work that makes learning and teaching possible. They are the custodians and stationary engineers, administrative assistants, bus drivers, cafeteria employees, education assistants, English as a second language and literacy instructors, community advisory and clerical staff, both in the schools and at the board office. CUPE represents 45,000 members in this sector in Ontario.

The committee allows education workers from across the province to share information and strategies for bargaining and to discuss issues and policies of concern. With 300 CUPE locals organized into 24 regions, this committee helps locals to fight against contracting out and to defend public education in the face of cutbacks to education spending.

The current chair of the OSBCC is Frank Ventresca. David Chezzi is vice-chair. The staff co-ordinator is Linda Jewett.

ONTARIO SCHOOL BOARD CONFERENCE APRIL 17TH – 21ST, 2007

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Eastern Ontario Catholic school board workers deliver strong strike mandate

CORNWALL, Ont. – Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario support staff have voted 92 per cent in favour of a strike if talks between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 500 education workers, fail to reach a fair contract settlement with board management. [January 16, 2006 03:33 PM]

Kawartha Pine Ridge school board workers deliver strong strike mandate

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board workers, who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), voted 90 per cent in favour of a strike, if a fair contract cannot be reached with school board management. [January 9, 2006 11:25 AM]

Kawartha Pine Ridge school board workers apply for conciliation – prepare for strike

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board workers have asked the provincial ministry of Labour to assign a conciliation officer to assist with contract negotiations after talks with their employer broke off, setting the stage for a potential strike in the New Year. The school board workers, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), have been in negotiations with their employer since September. [December 16, 2005 03:04 PM]

A Submission to the General Government Committee Regarding Bill 206.

A Submission to the General Government Committee
Regarding Bill 206,
An Act to revise the Ontario Municipal
Employees Retirement System Act, 2005

On behalf of the CUPE Ontario School Board Workers Coordinating Committee

[December 1, 2005 01:01 PM]

York Region school board workers vote 97 per cent in favour of possible strike

AURORA – Employees of the York Region School Board say they are prepared to go on strike if the school board does not drop its demands for concessions and agree to fair wage increases and improvements to working conditions. [November 16, 2005 11:58 AM]

York Region school board workers vote 97 per cent in favour of possible strike

AURORA – Employees of the York Region School Board say they are prepared to go on strike if the school board does not drop its demands for concessions and agree to fair wage increases and improvements to working conditions. [November 16, 2005 11:58 AM]

Employer cuts off benefits for striking school transportation workers despite union paying premiums

NORTH BAY, Ont. – Striking school transportation workers have had their benefits cut off by Student Transportation Services Nipissing Parry Sound, despite a verbal agreement with Local 1165-6 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to pay for premiums and administrative costs since a strike began September 19th. [October 21, 2005 12:22 PM]

INFO PICKET CANCELLED – school transportation workers to meet with Education minister

NORTH BAY, Ont. – Striking school transportation workers have cancelled an information picket planned for today, accepting instead an offer from Education minister Gerard Kennedy to meet privately. [October 13, 2005 11:18 AM]

NOTE DE SERVICE - Frank Ventresca, président, Comité de coordination des conseils scolaires de l’Ontario

Information à l’intention des sections locales des conseils scolaires ontariens [October 13, 2005 10:35 AM]

Memo from Frank Ventresca, OSBCC Chair, & Linda Jewett, OSBCC Coordinator

INFORMATION FOR ONTARION SCHOOL BOARD LOCALS [October 13, 2005 10:33 AM]

Subventions générales – Directives techniques

Mardi dernier, le SCFP a reçu les directives techniques des dirigeants du Service des finances du ministère de l’Éducation. Cet exercice nous permet d’obtenir un peu plus de détails concernant les subventions aux conseils scolaires qui ont été annoncées dans le document rendu public par le ministère il y a deux semaines. [October 13, 2005 10:31 AM]

Subventions générales des Conseils scolaires ontariens, 2005-2006

Comme vous le savez sans doute déjà, les subventions générales des conseils scolaires pour 2005-2006 ont été annoncées un peu plus tôt aujourd’hui. Contrairement à ce qui se fait la plupart du temps, seule l’enveloppe budgétaire totale a été dévoilée, les subventions individuelles accordées à chacun des conseils n’ont pas été annoncées. (Peter Gooch du Service des Finances du ministère m’a confirmé aujourd’hui que les montants des subventions aux conseils sont provisoires parce qu’on attend toujours le résultat de la négociation collective avec les enseignants. Il m’a affirmé que si le détail de ces subventions générales est publié, nous en recevrons une copie.) [October 13, 2005 10:28 AM]

General Legislative Grants - Technical Briefing

Last Tuesday CUPE had its annual technical briefing from officials in the Ministry of Education Finance Branch. The briefing is an opportunity for us to get a few more details about the grants for school boards than are contained in the document released by the Ministry two weeks ago. [October 13, 2005 10:26 AM]

2005-2006 General Legislative Grants For Ontario School Boards

As you've probably heard, the 2005-2006 General Legislative Grants (GLGs) for school boards were announced earlier today. Unlike most years, individual board allocations were not released today, only provincial totals. (Peter Gooch of the Ministry's Finance Branch confirmed for me today that the board grants are only provisional at this point, pending resolution of teacher collective bargaining. He said that if the provisional grants were published we would get a copy.) [October 13, 2005 10:19 AM]

What is Ont-schoolboards?

An electronic mailing list for CUPE members who work in elementary and secondary schools in Ontario, launched in May 2003. It is moderated by the CUPE researcher assigned to the Ontario K-12 sector, Paul O’Donnell. [October 13, 2005 10:11 AM]

Striking school transportation workers to info-picket Education minister tomorrow

NORTH BAY, Ont. – Striking school transportation workers and local supporters will hold an information picket outside a dinner organized for Ontario minister of Education Gerard Kennedy, on Thursday, October 13th, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, outside the Best Western, in North Bay. The workers want to highlight issues in the month-old strike by members of Local 1165-6 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing three transportation technicians who plan and ensure bus routing and transportation services for the Near North District School Board, the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board, Le Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l’Ontario, and the Conseil scolaire Franco-Nord. [October 12, 2005 01:23 PM]

School board workers fight contracting out

GUELPH, Ont. – Upper Grand District Board workers will campaign against the board’s plans to contract out maintenance work at schools in Guelph and Wellington County. The workers, who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), say contracting out will lead to a loss of accountability, lower the quality of maintenance services and open the door to further privatization of public services. [September 27, 2005 12:34 PM]

School transportation workers back on picket line – employer reneges on verbal agreement

NORTH BAY, Ont. – Members of Local 1165-6 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing three transportation technicians who plan and ensure bus routing and transportation services for the Near North District School Board, the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board, Le Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l’Ontario, and the Conseil scolaire Franco-Nord, returned to the picket line this morning after their employer, Student Transportation Services Nipissing Parry Sound, backed away from an agreement reached September 21st. [September 22, 2005 03:35 PM]

School transportation workers on strike to fight concessions in North Bay

North Bay — Three transportation technicians who plan and ensure bus routing and transportation services at Student Transportation Services Nipissing Parry Sound, members of CUPE 1165-6, walked off the job September 19 to fight concession demands by their employer. [September 20, 2005 03:31 PM]

School transportation strike looms at four area school boards

NORTH BAY, Ont. – Members of Local 1165-6 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing three transportation technicians who plan and ensure bus routing and transportation services for the Near North District School Board, the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board, Le Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l’Ontario, and the Conseil scolaire Franco-Nord, have voted 100 per cent in favour of strike action if mediation talks scheduled for Friday, September 16th, fail to reach a settlement. [September 13, 2005 10:54 AM]
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