RIVER EAST TRANSCONA TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30

Memorandum of Agreement

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN

THE RIVER EAST TRANSCONA SCHOOL DIVISION

-and-

THE RIVER EAST TRANSCONA TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

OF THE

MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY

The Parties agree that the protocol set out below will be followed by the Division in exercising its right to transfer teachers in accordance with the Collective Agreement.

  1. Consultation with a teacher who is being involuntarily transferred shall be face to face.
  1. The consultation shall take place with the teacher before the transfer decision is finalized.  This will be clearly communicated to the teacher at the meeting.
  1. There shall be a balanced number of participants in the meeting, as between the Association and the Division.
  1. If the member requests representation at the meeting, a representative from the Association will be entitled to attend.
  1. The Division agrees that the decision to transfer will not be linked to evaluation or teacher discipline.
  1. There will be an opportunity for a discussion of options or other scenarios as an alternative to the transfer proposed by the Division and where the teacher raises other options or scenarios the Division will consider them prior to making a final decision.
  1. Provision for appeal against a transfer decision shall be available to all teachers.  The appeal shall be made directly to the superintendent of the Division and the time for filing a grievance shall not begin to run until the superintendent has rendered a decision on the appeal.
  1. This protocol will be followed by the Division in the ordinary course.  In the event that particular circumstances exist that prevent the Division from following any of the above, the Division will notify the Association.  The Association reserves the right to question whether or not the Division should have followed the protocol, and, if necessary, to grieve.

SIGNED and AGREED on behalf of the River East Transcona School Division and the River East Transcona Teachers’ Association this 11th day of June 2021.

 

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Chairman                                                                                 President

 

 

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Secretary-Treasurer                                                                 Collective Bargaining Chair