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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Compensation Remains Key Issue for Teachers Considering a Strike

The average salary for District 300 teachers is $61,714 while the average salary for District 158 teachers is $56,532.

It should not come as a huge surprise that when a local teacher's union decides to move forward with a strike, a higher salary is one of the main sticking points.  In recent weeks, teachers' unions for District 158 and District 300 both approved a strike vote and have since delcared an impasse in contract negotiations. Here are some more details on where those districts and teachers' unions currently stand with the ongoing negotiations:  In addition, teachers in Prairie Grove School District 46 took part in a one-day strike in October before reaching, and then ratifying, a contract with the school district. District 46 teachers were seeking a salary rate increase, without hidden step-pay hikes common in many union contracts. Sticking …

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District 300's Final Offer to LEAD 300, District 300 Responds to Impasse, Submits Final Offers to LEAD 300, Hundreds Attend District 300 Meeting, Sound Off on Teacher Negotiations, and 1 more ›

Barb Dee

10:57 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

District 300 board members with terms expiring April 2013 : Ann Miller, Dave Alessio, and Karen Roechner. It will be interesting to see how you vote on the topic. It will affect how I vote for your re-election.   more ›

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Update: District 158, Teachers' Union Reach Tentative Agreement

The Huntley Education Association members expected to vote on tentative contract agreement on Nov. 19.

Update: The Huntley Education Association and the District 158 school board reached a tentative contract agreement that union members will vote on at a Nov. 19 meeting, according to a joint press release issued early Wednesday. "The details are being withheld until the Huntley Education Association members have an opportunity to vote on the agreement," according to the release. ____________ The Huntley Education Association has declared an impasse bringing teachers in District 158 one step closer to a strike, according to a District 158 press release.  The district's teachers' union was expected to meet with the District 158 school board Tuesday night to continue working toward an agreement in contract negotiations. The union voted in …

Bill Seedorf

7:47 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

There also should be a ruling that you cannot be a board member if your spouse is connected with the school eg teacher, union rep as is happening now and soon also county board member.   more ›

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