Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today, the State handed our bargaining team a resounding “we don’t care about state workers” as they rejected our proposed pay raise, diminished our health care stipend, and said ‘no’ to a Juneteenth holiday. “The State is not moving on our key economic priority,”...
Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Having discretionary leave time for Unit 3 teachers, who work a rigid schedule, is important to maintain a work/life balance. Towards that goal, our team pushed hard for contract language that would grant that leave to our Professional Educators and Librarians....
Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our Unit 1 team—pressing to advance the pay and working conditions of our represented employees—met with the State on Saturday and again on Monday. While several tentative agreements were reached, we’re still awaiting answers on our economic proposals as we continue...
Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
As we push towards completing our negotiations with the State, our Unit 21 team recorded another significant tentative agreement that protects a key priority of ours: maintaining our professional status as Educational Consultants and Librarians. After the State tried...
Jun 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
With our current contract expires Friday, June 30, our master table bargaining team worked throughout the weekend to secure a contract we can be proud of. We pushed back hard on the State’s shameful lowball offer of a 6% pay raise. Local 1000’s proposal: 26%...
Jun 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our bargaining team is pushing back hard after receiving a shameful 6% pay raise offer from the State. During a weekend-long negotiating session, our team proposed a general salary increase that respects us: Local 1000’s proposal: 26% raise over three years; 10%...
