Thursday, November 29, 2012
Contract negotiations continue between LEAD 300, District 300's teachers' union, and District 300. The earliest teachers could strike is this Tuesday.
As a possible strike looms for District 300, its teacher's union will host an informational meeting tonight to inform and answer questions regarding ongoing contract negotiations. The meeting will be held at the public safety building, 100 Carrington Drive in West Dundee, at 7 p.m., according to the ADVANCE 300 Facebook page. "Teachers will be there to answer questions as best they can on issues surrounding the ongoing contract negotiations," according to the Facebook page. "Members of the teachers’ bargaining team will also be in attendance." The earliest teachers could strike is this Tuesday. On Nov. 20, teachers filed a "notice of intent to strike" but that does not necessarily mean they will strike. District 300 and LEAD 300 …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
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 …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
District 300 administrators and school board submitted its final offers to LEAD 300 Wednesday morning. The proposal comes after weeks of contract negotiation talks following the union's decision to approve a strike vote.
Today at 11:00 a.m., the Board forwarded its final offer to LEAD 300. The elements below are part of a package proposal to the union. Major components addressed in this package proposal include salary, insurance, retirement, and extra pay; elementary class size; high school schedule and teacher load; issues related to education services (special education); teacher plan time; teacher arrival and departure time; and other issues related to working conditions. This synopsis is not inclusive of the full Board proposal, but attempts to highlight the major issues discussed during negotiations and recent mediation sessions. Elementary Class Size Proposal: The Board agrees with the teachers union that reducing class size at the elementary level…
At least 28 days must now pass before teachers in District 300 can strike. LEAD 300 will continue to negotiate with the district in the hopes of reaching an agreement.
District 300 teachers are inching closer to a strike after its teachers union declared an impasse Monday. The impasse means the teachers union has at least 28 days before it can strike. Negotiations are scheduled to continue between District 300 and LEAD300, the teachers union, with the next negotiating session scheduled for Wednesday, according to the Northwest Herald. The Daily Herald reports the main sticking points in negotiations has been class size, compensation and learning environment. The District 300's teacher's union, LEAD 300, voted last month to authorize a strike with 97 percent of the union voting in favor of the strike, according to the Northwest Herald. The vote gave the union's negotiating team the ability to strike …
Friday, October 19, 2012
LEAD 300 met on Sunday at Dundee Crown High School where they voted to authorize a strike.
As of Thursday, District 300's teacher's union, the board of education and the mediator were working to find the next time to schedule a meeting for its ongoing contract negotiations, according to the CUSD300 Facebook page. The negotiations continue days after District 300's teacher's union, LEAD 300, voted Sunday to authorize a strike with 97 percent of the union voting in favor of the strike, according to the Northwest Herald. The vote gives the union's negotiating team the ability to strike if they deem it necessary. The next step would be for an impasse to be declared and from there, it would take at least 28 days before a strike occurred, according to a District 300 press release. Both the union and the school district continues to…
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 ›