Bargaining Update – Unite Summit

Details of our TA and voting to approve our contract

We are so excited to share our tentative collective bargaining agreement with you and begin the ratification (voting) process. Our journey to this CBA has been long and difficult — the closure of Rainier, fighting the pay freeze, and the pandemic were just a few of the obstacles we faced. Despite high teacher turnover, weContinue reading “Details of our TA and voting to approve our contract”

Strike Vote TODAY, March 31, Cesar Chavez Day!

BackgroundLast Thursday, after two year and over 170 hours in bargaining and mediation sessions, we were released into the next step of the bargaining process. When an agreement is not reached with the help of a mediator, the process moves into fact-finding. While we have made more progress in the past two months than weContinue reading “Strike Vote TODAY, March 31, Cesar Chavez Day!”

Doubling of internal sub coverage, mediation update

Dear Summit Staff, You have been the frontline workers to provide our students with a safe learning environment, and we want to sincerely thank you for the tireless effort you have given to our communities. Currently, as COVID cases have risen again, we know you have heightened concerns over the safety of students, their families,Continue reading “Doubling of internal sub coverage, mediation update”

Mediation and Legal Updates

Mediation Update Unite Summit and SPS met Wednesday with our PERB appointed mediator. The mediator emphasized that they are neutral and impartial and their job is to encourage both parties to make movement in their proposals. We are hopeful that in this next step in bargaining, we will make significant progress with SPS in creatingContinue reading “Mediation and Legal Updates”

Moving on to mediation

Dear Unite Summit family, Yesterday, we began the process of requesting a mediator to help our union and Summit’s bargaining team continue to find common ground in agreeing to our first contract. The Public Employment Relations Board trains and assigns mediators to support contract negotiations and help employers and unions come to agreements. WeContinue reading “Moving on to mediation”

CBA Update #27

We are now fourteen months into negotiating our contract! And while we have not agreed to a final contract, we continue to work for what we believe is most important: a contract that meets the most important needs of our Summit educators, seeks common ground with Summit’s bargaining team, and makes the concessions necessary toContinue reading “CBA Update #27”

CBA Update #26

Back at Bargaining! SPS came back to the bargaining table with these proposals (all are in this document). Recognition – Summit Public Schools made movement in this article to align with California law and automatically include any potential new Summit schools in our union. However, SPS still wants to maintain the right to use subcontracting toContinue reading “CBA Update #26”

CBA Update #25

Bargaining Update On Wednesday we had our 25th bargaining session with Summit. A summary of our and Summit’s proposals are below. We notified Summit that we will be sending them a comprehensive proposal for the full Collective Bargaining Agreement by close of business on Wednesday, May 5. If Summit is able to make substantive movementContinue reading “CBA Update #25”

CBA Update #24 and COVID-19 Relief Funding

SPS Proposals Summit’s team presented all of their proposals again in a big document — look for the words in blue to see changes in their proposals. Assignment and transfer We have reached a tentative agreement with SPS for Assignments and Transfers! Summit has agreed that there would be no involuntary transfers and has createdContinue reading “CBA Update #24 and COVID-19 Relief Funding”