WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT! We had over 200 hundred people in attendance tonight. We submitted 383 letters to the School Committee and Dr. Abeyta. AND AFTER TEN MONTHS, FOURTEEN SESSIONS, AND FORTY-TWO HOURS AT THE BARGAINING TABLE, WE GOT THE CONTRACTS SETTLED. See a list of everything we won at the bottom of this … Continue reading We have a Tentative Agreement!!
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11/20 Negotiations
We had a long and productive session with the district this evening. We are so impressed and inspired by the turnout for our silent representatives. WE HAD NEARLY TWO HUNDRED MEMBERS ATTEND AS SILENT REPS, SO MANY WE HAD TO USE THREE OVERFLOW ROOMS TO FIT EVERYONE!!! We’re also incredibly grateful to our extended day … Continue reading 11/20 Negotiations
Negotiations 9/30
Here’s our update from negotiations today. We presented our counter proposal on wages and parental leave, holding on other items where we are awaiting a response from the district. We’re asking for a 24% raise and two new steps for clerks (the district is offering 12% plus two steps), a 24% raise plus a $5,000 … Continue reading Negotiations 9/30
July 2024: Contract Negotiations Update
As of July 1st, our contracts are now expired. What does this mean? We are going into the upcoming school year with the same working conditions and wages that we had last school year, and we need member involvement to make those conditions and wages competitive as we continue to negotiate with the District. Wages … Continue reading July 2024: Contract Negotiations Update
6/3 Rally and Negotiations
What Happened We rallied into negotiations supported by dozens of silent representatives. We had so many people we ran out of chairs! We presented our responses to the district - you can see our complete presentation here and the text of our responses here. The district provided no responses to any of our questions or … Continue reading 6/3 Rally and Negotiations
Chelsea Teachers' Union 