The Sudbury Elementary Bargaining Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have reached a tentative agreement with its Catholic elementary school teachers. The OECTA negotiating team is recommending acceptance of the contract.

The Board’s negotiating committee will bring the tentative proposal forward to the Trustees with a recommendation for approval on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Paula Peroni, Board Chair and Chair of the Board’s negotiation committee and Kent MacNeill, OECTA Elementary Unit President, stated that both parties were happy with the positive result of negotiations.

OECTA Sudbury elementary membership will hold a ratification vote at the Ukrainian Hall on Thursday, November 13, 2008.