The Sudbury Occasional Teacher Bargaining Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have reached a tentative agreement with its Occasional 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.

The OECTA Occasional Teachers’ membership will hold a ratification vote at the Ukrainian Hall on Thursday, November 20, 2008.

Paula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board and Kent MacNeill, President of the OECTA Elementary and Occasional Teachers Unit emphasize that “this tentative agreement is the product of teamwork and positive relationships.”