NEWS RELEASE
UPPER GRAND DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
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The Upper Grand District School Board is pleased to announce it has ratified collective agreements with five local union partners.
Agreements have been ratified with the following bargaining units:
- OSSTF - Professional Student Services Personnel (PSSP)
- ETFO - Upper Grand Teacher
- ETFO - Upper Grand Occasional Teacher
- OSSTF District 18, Educational Student Support Personnel and Registered/Designated Early Childhood Educators (ESSP/RDECE)
- OSSTF - Office, Clerical and Technical (OCT)
The UGDSB had previously ratified collective agreements with two CUPE bargaining units, Local 256, Custodial and Maintenance and Local 256, ESL.
The agreements cover the period from Sept. 1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2026.
"I am pleased that we have reached agreements and have ratified local terms with these employee groups," said UGDSB Chair of the Board, Ralf Mesenbrink. "We look forward to seeing tentative local agreements with our remaining employee groups in the very near future, completing this round of negotiations."
"We are deeply committed to fostering strong, collaborative relationships with our valued staff across all unions. By working together, we ensure that every decision we make puts our students at the centre of everything we do," said UGDSB Director of Education, Peter Sovran.
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