Ogden Teachers Rally for Collective Bargaining

Ogden Teachers Rally for Collective Bargaining

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Negotiations Season is Here

Hi everyone,
Tis the season for coming up with ideas for our negotiations team to look at. With the legislative session just days away...hold your breath...and the prospect of very little money, it is important that we look at contract language and policy changes that don't cost money. Please give those ideas to Marlene Irons and Mary Courney, WEA and OEA presidents. We will survey you and see what priorities appear. Our negotiation teams will meet and write proposals that will then be given to the district. After the legislature finishes their funding and the district gets a good idea of how much money they will receive, we can set dates and meet. Again, this year looks bleak as far as pay raises go. We will have to work hard to preserve lane changes and steps and fund increases in insurance premiums. Give us your ideas. Thanks Rick