WAGE INCREASE & BENEFITS UPDATE (July 1, 2023)

At the end of March we shared a Wage Increase Notice with all School Board members. Starting July 1, 2023, School Board Members will receive the full 6.75% wage increase. We also shared a Extended Health Plan Update providing improvements to member benefits, effective July 1, 2023.

RATIFICATION VOTE RESULTS (DECEMBER 9, 2022)

The the Ratification Vote Results are in, with 86.4% of the voting membership in favour of the Summary of Settlements. A Notice of the Results was shared with members as soon as the count was finalized. The new School Board Memorandum of Agreement  was also provided to members.

RATIFICATION VOTE RESULTS (DECEMBER 8, 2022)

An updated Memorandum of Agreement was signed between the WVMEA, WVTA and the School Board regarding The Teacher, Teacher Assistant, Education Assistant Relationship.

RATIFICATION VOTING (DECEMBER 5, 2022)

The WVMEA is going on the road from December 5th to 8th with the ‘Travelling Ballot Box’. We will visit all  school sites throughout the week to ensure that every member has a chance to vote on the Summary of Settlements. For those members who are not able to vote at their workplace, the WVMEA office will be open for voting on Friday, December 9th, between 8:30am to 3:30pm. We are looking forward to tallying the final ratification voting results on the afternoon of Friday, December 9th, once voting officially closes.

 

SUMMARY OF SETTLEMENTS (November 30, 2022)

School Board members were provided with a Summary of Settlements . We are asking members to please take the time to learn about the changes so they are informed for the ratification voting. As such the WVMEA is providing two Question-and-Answer sessions, one December 1st and the other on December 2nd. Links to the virtual Q&A sessions were shared with members.

 

BARGAINING UPDATE (November 29, 2022)

The Employer and the WVMEA reached a tentative agreement yesterday, November 28, 2022. The
final version of the Memorandum of Understanding is being drawn up and will be signed next week.
A special News Bulletin was shared with School Board members today.

 

BARGAINING UPDATE (November 17, 2022)

The WVMEA provided members with a School Board bargaining update.  The update includes a link to the Provincial Framework Agreement. Please contact the WVMEA office if you did not receive this correspondence.