Labour Disputes. 1. Except where permitted by the School Act, the Board legally cannot close schools and does not condone any action by any group that will close schools or interfere with education in any way. 2. All teachers covered under this Agreement shall have the right of conscience to refuse to cross a duly constituted picket line erected by non-teaching personnel in a dispute defined under the Labour Relations Code. 3. Teachers who elect not to cross a duly constituted picket line at their place of work shall be considered absent and will be deducted at a full rate of pay. 4. Teachers who decide not to cross a duly constituted picket line shall advise their principals or immediate supervisor by telephone as soon as possible following the decision and prior to regular school opening. 5. Teachers who choose not to cross a duly constituted picket line shall not be subject to disciplinary action by the Board. 6. Teachers who attempt to reach their place of work but are denied access by the action of pickets, shall report immediately to the office of the Superintendent who will arrange an appropriate alternative assignment. 7. Both parties agree to attempt to get permits from the disputants to allow School Board employees to carry out normal functions. 8. The Board shall not request nor require any of its teachers to carry out duties normally performed by workers engaged in a legal strike, nor shall teachers request or require students to do so.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
