Teachers union votes to ratify agreement with Baltimore County Public Schools
THEY WANTED THE ORIGINAL THREE YEAR DEAL HONORED AND THEY FIND IT SO DISRESPECTFUL THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD RELEASED DETAILS TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE UNION MEMBERS GOT A CHANCE TO READ THEM. 11 NEWS HAS LEARNED THE TEACHER’S CONTRACT IS A DISAPPOINTMENT TO TAPCO UNION MEMBERS. OUR MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE VERY ANGRY. PERSONALLY, I FIND IT TO BE A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATING. THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, WHICH STILL HAS TO BE RATIFIED BY UNION MEMBERS, GIVES EDUCATORS AND STAFF A 1% COST OF LIVING INCREASE SEPTEMBER 20TH. THEN ON JANUARY 1ST, MOST MEMBERS WILL GET AN AVERAGE OF A 3.05 SALARY INCREASE FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR. UNION OFFICIALS SAY TO EASE THE PAIN OF NOT GETTING THE FULL 5% RAISE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AGREEMENT, NEGOTIATORS AGREED TO A REMOTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH DAY. IT WILL HAPPEN THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. MENTAL HEALTH AND WORK LOAD ARE HUGE CONCERNS, SO WE WERE LOOKING FOR ITEMS THAT DID NOT COST THE SYSTEM ADDITIONAL MONEY. WHEN CONTRACT TALKS REACHED AN IMPASSE IN MAY, TAPCO MEMBERS ENGAGED IN WORK TO RULE DEMONSTRATIONS THAT SELECT SCHOOLS. LARGE NUMBERS ATTENDED A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WEARING RED, MEMBERS WROTE THOUSANDS OF LETTERS TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL. UNION OFFICIALS TELL 11 NEWS. ONE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF THE TAPCO CONTRACT DISPUTE IS THAT FOR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, UNIONS WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A BETTER DEAL THAN THEIR TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. I DO THINK THAT IT IS GREAT THAT ALL OF THE UNIONS BENEFITED. WHAT I REALLY WISH IS THAT ALL OF THE UNIONS HAD STOOD WITH US. UNION OFFICIALS WILL BRIEF TEACHERS ON THE DETAILS TOMORROW. VOTING STARTS FRIDAY AND WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY. UNION OFFICIALS PREDICT THEY WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE AGREEMENT. REPORTING F
Teachers union votes to ratify agreement with Baltimore County Public Schools
After months of tense negotiations, the Teachers Association of Baltimore County members voted to ratify the agreement with Baltimore County Public Schools. Video Above: BCPS teacher contract details emerge as dispute endsThe union announced through a news release that its members voted in favor of the tentative agreement on Tuesday. The agreement was reached after two days of mediation earlier in July and the members were able to vote on it from July 25-29.According to TABCO, thousands of members participated in the vote and although support for the agreement was overwhelming, so was member disappointment. Cindy Sexton is the president for TABCO.”Our members know the sting of disrespect when their agreement is not followed, they know the frustration of losing colleagues at nearly 10% turnover a year. They see how this impacts students, they’re not just going to take it anymore,” Sexton said.
After months of tense negotiations, the Teachers Association of Baltimore County members voted to ratify the agreement with Baltimore County Public Schools.
Video Above: BCPS teacher contract details emerge as dispute ends
The union announced through a news release that its members voted in favor of the tentative agreement on Tuesday. The agreement was reached after two days of mediation earlier in July and the members were able to vote on it from July 25-29.
According to TABCO, thousands of members participated in the vote and although support for the agreement was overwhelming, so was member disappointment. Cindy Sexton is the president for TABCO.
“Our members know the sting of disrespect when their agreement is not followed, they know the frustration of losing colleagues at nearly 10% turnover a year. They see how this impacts students, they’re not just going to take it anymore,” Sexton said.