Unite Summit and the SPS bargaining team held their fourth contract negotiation meeting today. As part of the meeting, Unite Summit received Summit’s counter proposal on our calendar and schedule proposal for the 2020-21 school year. Here is Summit’s proposal. The proposal cuts after-school time from 300 to 200 minutes a week (ending each schoolContinue reading “Our 4th Bargaining Session”
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Our Third Bargaining Session
Unite Summit and the SPS bargaining team held their third contract negotiation meeting today. As part of the meeting, Unite Summit continued to advocate for a counter proposal from SPS regarding our position on the calendar and schedule for the 2020-2021 school year. Here is the formatted proposal and proposed calendar from Unite Summit. TodayContinue reading “Our Third Bargaining Session”
Our Second Bargaining Session
Unite Summit and the SPS bargaining team held their second contract negotiation meeting today. We are still collecting perspectives through our input survey at tinyurl.com/USMarchSurvey, so please fill that out if you haven’t yet! As part of the meeting, Unite Summit sought a counter proposal from SPS regarding our position on the calendar and scheduleContinue reading “Our Second Bargaining Session”
Our First Bargaining Session!
3/20/2020 Today we held our first bargaining meeting related to our contract! Please read our opening statement if you’d like to learn more about the principles guiding this work. Since improving support services for students is one of our top priorities, we led with our proposal on mental health, ELL, and diverse learner supports. WeContinue reading “Our First Bargaining Session!”
Corona Virus, Virtual School, Bargaining
Virtual School We hope that you’re all staying safe and sound during this difficult time. If you have questions, concerns, or feedback about how Virtual School is going, please reach out to us at unitesummitteachers@gmail.com. We will present a bargaining proposal around Virtual School if we start seeing common concerns that need to be addressed,Continue reading “Corona Virus, Virtual School, Bargaining”
Bargaining Survey and Calendar/Schedule Negotiations
Bargaining Input Survey – Please Complete!We will use this survey to inform our proposals on Employment Status, Discipline and Dismissal, Shared Governance, and Hours of Employment and Work Year. You can access the survey at: tinyurl.com/USMarchSurvey We are aiming to gather responses before the start of bargaining (our first session is currently scheduled for MarchContinue reading “Bargaining Survey and Calendar/Schedule Negotiations”
Bargaining Survey Postponed
Update on bargaining input surveyWe have decided to postpone our survey circulation until next week so that we add questions related to our Job Duties and Work Hours proposal. As previously announced, we will also be soliciting input related to the following proposals: Employment Status, Discipline and Dismissal, and Shared Governance. We apologize for theContinue reading “Bargaining Survey Postponed”
Bargaining Info and February PD Week
Thanks so much for stopping by our coffee / T-shirt table and attending lunch meetings last week – it was lovely to see everyone! Look out for our bargaining input survey in next week’s newsletter. We will be soliciting input on the following proposals: Shared Governance, Employment Status, and Discipline and Dismissal. If you didn’tContinue reading “Bargaining Info and February PD Week”
Updates on Rainier and Bargaining
Update on bargainingWe have sunshined our proposals and are prepared to start negotiating our first contract. Unfortunately, Summit has thus far refused to schedule bargaining until after the March board meeting. We are still pushing their bargaining team to begin discussions earlier, as we want to preserve as much time as possible before the endContinue reading “Updates on Rainier and Bargaining”
Support for Summit Sierra
Statement of support for our Sierra colleagues As we prepare for bargaining, we know that our contract proposals will include guarantees around mandated working hours, which is crucial for teacher sustainability and retention. Our colleagues at Sierra are seeking similar guarantees through the compensation process, and they are concerned that they are being pressured toContinue reading “Support for Summit Sierra”