Guelph, ON – The Upper Grand District School Board is pleased to announce it has ratified collective agreements with two local union partners, completing this round of local negotiations.
Agreements have been ratified with the following bargaining units:
OSSTF – District 18, Secondary Teachers Bargaining Unit (TBU)
OSSTF – District 18, Secondary Occasional Teachers Bargaining Unit (OTBU)
Agreements had previously been ratified with the following bargaining units:
OSSTF – Professional Student Services Personnel (PSSP)
ETFO – Upper Grand Teacher
ETFO – Upper Grand Occasional Teacher
OSSTF District 18, Educational Student Support Personnel & Registered/Designated Early Childhood Educators (ESSP/RDECE)
OSSTF – Office, Clerical & Technical (OCT)
CUPE Local 256, Custodial and Maintenance
CUPE Local 256, ESL
The agreements cover the period from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2026.
“I would like to take the opportunity…to thank our labour partners, not only for their work every day, but also in local negotiations and for their commitment to public education,” said UGDSB Chair of the Board, Ralf Mesenbrink.
“Thank you to the staff across all local unions for their dedication to Upper Grand students, and many thanks to the staff who participated in this round of local negotiations, continuing to work together with our union partners,” said UGDSB Director of Education, Peter Sovran.