Labour Negotiations Update

Collective Bargaining

In the publicly funded education sector in Ontario, the School 91proÊÓƵs’ Collective Bargaining Act (SBCBA) and the Ontario Labour Relations Act regulate the collective bargaining process.

As prescribed under the School 91proÊÓƵs’ Collective Bargaining Act, the collective bargaining framework entails a two-tier bargaining process involving both central and local bargaining. School 91proÊÓƵs are represented in central bargaining by their applicable trustees’ association who partner with the provincial government to conduct negotiations with sector sectors on matters of significant monetary and policy issues (i.e., compensation, benefits, paid leaves, etc.,). Local bargaining typically involves non-monetary issues or matters that are specific to local school board operations.

Throughout the two-tier bargaining process, the parties meet either concurrently or sequentially as it relates to respective central and local bargaining processes


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