The 2023 TBU Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, May 1, 2023.

TBU ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Monday, May 2, 2022

The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Teacher's Bargaining Unit was held on Monday, May 2, 2022 at the Best Western Inn on the Bay in Owen Sound, with 43 members and 4 guests in attendance. Thank you to all members who participated. The TBU would like to thank Kevin Smith, of the District 7 Office Professionals & Technicians bargaining unit, for chairing our meeting; Karen Wilson, our office manager, for taking the minutes; and Malini Leahy and Glen Hodgson for representing provincial office. This was our first in-person TBU meeting of any kind since February of 2020, and our first in-person AGM since May of 2019, so it was a pleasure to see so many of you at the AGM. 

Elections: All of the on-time nominees were acclaimed:
  • President: Betty-Jo Raddin
  • Chief Negotiator: Brian Windross
  • Vice-President: Bonnie Cameron
  • Secretary-Treasurer: Catherine McLeod
  • District Councillors (2 to be elected): Kerrie Lynn Boys and Owen Ferguson
 
Resolutions:
  • All of the constitutional amendments were carried.  
  • The following motion was also passed: Be it resolved that the Teachers’ Bargaining Unit approves the creation of a committee to investigate the feasibility of a merger between the District 7 Teachers’ Bargaining Unit and the District 7 Occasional Teachers’ Bargaining Unit, with each bargaining unit appointing up to three (3) members to the committee. The TBU representatives on the committee shall include the President and two (2) members of the TBU Council, appointed by the TBU Council. The committee will present its report at the 2023 TBU Annual General Meeting. 
  • Once the Constitution has been updated, it will be posted on our website.
 
Door Prize Winners: The following members won $25 gift cards; thank you for attending the AGM!
  • Meghan Best, SDSS
  • Kerrie Lynn Boys, SDSS
  • Cathy Caicco, JDSS
  • Keith Day, OSDSS
  • Susan Dolphin, SDSS
  • Lia Edgar, OSDSS
  • Josh Elliott, SDSS
  • Shannon Ferguson, SDSS
  • Mike Foulds, OSDSS
  • Rachel Glover, GHSS
  • Kate Hagen, SDSS
  • Ken Jones, PSDS
  • Mike Kolinas, JDSS
  • Kelly McDougall, PSDS
  • Cory Munro, SDSS
  • Crystal Peiman, JDSS
  • Ali Reid, GHSS
  • Nancy Sayers, JDSS
  • Tara Stanton, BPDS
  • Jeff Wilkins, PSDS

​KOLINAS WINS EFG BURSARY!
Michael Kolinas of JDSS was announced as the winner of the 2022 EFG Bursary at last night’s AGM! Congratulations, Mike!

This is the second year that Educators Financial Group has provided two bursaries valued at $250 each in support of District 7 teacher members taking AQ/ABQ courses during the winter term: one bursary to a TBU member, and one to an Occasional Teacher member. The bursary was advertised to both bargaining units, with an application deadline of April 15.  Members of both bargaining units were invited to apply by email, and were required to show proof of enrollment in the course at the time of the application. 
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