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”
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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 #23
Bargaining Update Today we had our 23rd bargaining session with Summit. Summit’s team presented a document with all of their proposals, which you can view here. They made movement on the below three proposals. Summit Proposals Class size Summit’s most recent proposal aligned with our proposal for class sizes in most areas. Core content courses:Continue reading “CBA Update #23”
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 #14
On Wednesday, November 4, we had our 14th bargaining session with Summit. Our most significant discussions were around Summit’s Support Services proposal and our Discipline and Dismissal proposal. Summit presented the following proposals: Organizational Security Evaluation Shared Governance Professional Development & Support Services (combined) Summit also provided thoughts on our Intellectual Property proposal but declinedContinue reading “Bargaining Update #14”
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 #10
Check out this week’s video update! In this newsletter: Update on the unfreezing of pay and retro pay Summary of our bargaining session with Summit Information on virtual school negotiations Pay Unfrozen! At Monday’s meeting, the SPS Board approved restoration of our salaries, along with full retroactive pay. This is huge. This is a resultContinue reading “Bargaining Update #10”
Bargaining Update #6 and Union Election Results
Union Elections We’d like to announce the election of our Unite Summit leadership! OfficersPresident: Fuchsia Spring (K2 HS)Vice President: Sarah Rivas (Denali HS)Treasurer: Morris Shieh (Tahoma) Site RepsDenali Middle School: Tristan MatlockDenali High School: Sarah RivasEverest: Kennan DamonExpeditions North Loop: Phoenix LawsonExpedition South Loop: Joseph HughesK2 High School: Miguel GravelleK2 Middle School: Alyssa MontantesPrep: DanContinue reading “Bargaining Update #6 and Union Election Results”