On Thursday Oct. 27, 2011 the BTA and BUSD negotiating teams met and agreed to a settlement of the 2010-2013 Collective Bargaining Agreement putting an end to the Mediation process. Attached is the Tentative Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding as well as the changes in Article 5 and Article 12 which were agreed upon previously. While [...]
July 28, 2011 Dear BTA Member: We hope your vacation has been relaxing and peaceful. We have a few points that we need to make sure you are aware of before returning to work. Our first day back to work is August 8th. You should be receiving a letter from the District explaining where to [...]
News from the Table June 27, 2011 Both teams met at the District Office and exchanged counter proposals. The District presented a “Comprehensive District Proposal” which included (1) their intent to end current contract negotiations acknowledging tentative agreements already reached in Article 5: Complaint Procedure and Article 12: Evaluation Procedures, (2) a suspension of three [...]
News from the Table March 24, 2011 After yet another long day at the table, we still have no signed Tentative Agreements. At the beginning of today’s session, the District provided information requested by BTA about the Professional Development Block Grant. The documentation reiterates our position that the district has flexibility in using these funds [...]
NEWS FROM THE TABLE March 4, 2011 The day began at the BTA office with a discussion about the District’s presentation of the 12-year old side letter suggesting that BTA accept the permanent elimination of two professional development days. It is BTA’s understanding that the funds were not eliminated but rolled into a block grant [...]
NEWS FROM THE TABLE February 23, 2011 The day started with the District clarifying that their previous proposal was to be taken seriously and was not just for County reporting purposes as it was presented in the previous bargaining session. This came as a big surprise to the BTA team because this is not what [...]
BTA News from the Table January 26, 2011 At today’s bargaining meeting, the Superintendent presented a report on the state of the district. BTA learned that 2009-10 ARRA federal funds were used to pay for the return of the three furlough days and the optional workday on Nov. 12th. The District still has approximately $2.5 [...]
At our last bargaining session, no agreements were signed as the district continues to refuse to sign off on agreements until entire articles are settled. Both sides exchanged counter-proposals for Article 9 (Hours of Employment). Along with informal agreement on outdated language, the district has removed the elimination of 2nd grade divided opening from their proposal. [...]
News from the Table Nov. 30, 2010 At our 4th bargaining session, the District is continuing to refuse to provide a counter to our proposal to raise the cap on medical insurance by $2000 until all proposals are on the table. The District has proposed to eliminate 3 workdays from the salary schedule; permanently increase [...]
NEWS FROM THE TABLE November 16, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Negotiations team met with the district for the third round of bargaining. The following items were discussed, but no tentative agreements were signed due to the District’s insistence on agreeing only to entire articles instead of portions of an article. BTA finds this stance [...]
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 