Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Tentative agreeement will be voted upon in January.
The bargaining teams of the Oswego Education Association and Oswego Community Unit School District 308 have reached a tentative agreement on all outstanding contract issues late on Wednesday, December 19. The new contract, once ratified by the union members and the Board of Education, will be effective until June 30, 2015. Board of Education President Bill Walsh stated the entire Board is pleased that the bargaining team has reached an agreement with the OEA. “We found common ground and I appreciate the work everyone did to cone to this agreement,” he said. He also expressed appreciation towards the teachers who continued to come to work without a contract the last few months. “The challenges of paying competitive wages and benefits must…
Monday, December 3, 2012
The Oswego Education Association will offer a counter proposal at the meeting.
The Oswego 308 School Board and the Oswego Education Association (OEA) will meet Tuesday, Dec. 11, to continue to discuss contract negotiations. OEA president Darla Medernach said at that time the OEA will present a counter proposal, as requested by the school board. The OEA opted not to put the board’s previous proposal to a vote by their membership back on Nov. 16. Want free local news in your inbox every morning? Sign up for our newsletter. The board’s proposal included a .5 percent, 1 percent and 1.5 percent increase over three years on a three-year contract for all teachers with lane increases but no salary step increases. Board President Bill Walsh said in terms of the step increases teachers would still receive that year’s service …
Friday, November 16, 2012
The Oswego Education Association union has been without a contract since June. At issue in negotiations are the length of the high school teacher work day and teachers' salaries throughout the district.
The Oswego District 308 School Board and the Oswego Education Association (OEA) union continue to negotiate a new contract, with working hours for high school teachers and salaries the two main sticking points. Teachers have been working without a contract since June 30, and the School Board heard a negotiations update from its attorney, Maureen Lemon and their Monday night meeting. The District submitted its most recent proposal Nov. 8 and requested the proposal be presented to the entire OEA. The OEA’s bargaining team indicated they needed to have their executive committee review the proposal before deciding whether to submit it to their membership for a vote. As of late Thursday evening, OEA president Darla Medernach said the OEA had …
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5:52 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Many of you are so misinformed but quick to criticize. All teachers pay into their retirement and none have been informed yet on the details of the new contract proposed. more ›