…Hopes for a game-changing teacher contract were quickly dashed, as reformers learned that teacher tenure protections were enshrined in state law. …Newark public schools spend $19,650 per pupil, but only $9,604 reaches the classroom. And it didn’t work in Denver. Denver’s once-...
It says a "stop work" meeting will be held Wednesday morning at the union's Vancouver headquarters, with members of the contract negotiating committee answering questions and all members encouraged to attend. The dispute over a new collective agreement included a strike ...
“Yes, we are in tough economic times, but at this particular time with the length of the strike, with all the money that’s lost and salaries, you will never make it up no matter what number you come up with the contract,” said Woo. And his experience with the union has le...
GRIEVANCE: A formal complaint, usually lodged by an employee or the union, alleging a misinterpretation or improper application of one or more terms in a collective bargaining contract. The method for dealing with grievances is through a grievance procedure negotiated in the union contract. If a g...
In a statement Monday the union denied any link between the payments and contract negotiations. “There are many layers of checks and balances in our contract negotiations and ratification, including membership voting,” the statement said. The government said the money spent by Iacobelli came from...