The Winnipeg School Division
1577 Wall Street East, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 2S5
Telephone: (204) 775-0231
Fax: (204) 772-6464
Email: pclarke@wsd1.org
P.E. CLARKE M.Ed.
Chief Superintendent
October 5, 2021
Michelle Wolfe, President
Winnipeg Teachers Association
202-2639 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3J 0P7
Dear Ms. Wolfe:
Re: Letter of Understanding – Validity of Break Period Language Limiting Maternity Leave Top-Up Payments
The following sets out the understanding reached between the Winnipeg School Division and the Winnipeg Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society (“the Parties”) regarding the validity of the break language in paragraph 2 of the Memorandum of Agreement on Maternity Leave Benefits Application Rules attached to the collective agreement, which language results in teachers being paid less than the maximum top-up benefit of one hundred and thirty-five (135) days set out in Article 20:05 of the collective agreement:
Yours sincerely,
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Chief Superintendent
This will confirm the Association’s agreement with the understanding set forth in the above letter as of this 5th day of October, 2021.
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Business Agent President