It is the intent and purpose of the Parties to this Agreement to promote and improve the working relations between the Institute and the Association; to provide a basis for both parties to improve the professional and academic services rendered to the students of the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology and finally, to establish a salary schedule and other conditions of employment resulting from the operation of said agreement.
This agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Manitoba Public Schools Act, the Education Administration Act, and any other acts pertaining to the rights and responsibilities of the Parties to this agreement.
Per Diem — whenever the term per diem is used in this collective agreement it shall mean the fraction that one school day bears to the total number of school days as prescribed by the Minister in any given school year times the applicable annual salary.