Reopening and CBA Update

Thank you for responding quickly to our survey about returning to campus!  Your responses allowed us to propose to reopen all campuses on a voluntary basis on March 31st.    Today, we met with Summit leadership, and Unite Summit brought an alternate proposal that would allow us to reopen schools quickly but give us timeContinue reading “Reopening and CBA Update”

Bargaining Update #16

In this newsletter: Virtual School Negotiations Update Summit’s proposal still in development Contract Negotiations Update SPS management continues to push for teachers to work through June as at-will employees with no additional compensation SPS Board Meeting Recap New person appointed to SPS Board Legal Update EL Survey Reminder Virtual School Negotiations Update Friday 12/11, weContinue reading “Bargaining Update #16”

Bargaining Update #11 and #12

10/19/2020 Bargaining UpdateOn 10/7 and 10/14, Unite Summit met with Summit management to bargain our overall union contract.  Here’s a short summary of those bargaining sessions. Increasing Classroom Support for StudentsOn the very first day of bargaining, back in March, we presented our Support Services proposal that would provide our students — particularly English LearnersContinue reading “Bargaining Update #11 and #12”

Bargaining Update #5

Union Elections!Today, our elected bargaining team approved our union bylaws, so we are now ready for elections! Liz DeOrnellas (Expeditions), Sarah Prabala (Denali MS), and Eric Doan (K2 MS) stepped up to serve as our elections committee.  Nominations for our union’s leadership are now open — including for president, vice president, treasurer, and reps forContinue reading “Bargaining Update #5”