School Board Meeting Promises Tension Monday Night
Union asks teachers to make show of force at meeting after contract negotiations stall.
The Montclair Board of Education meeting could be crowded on Monday. On its blog, the Montclair Education Association is calling on its 1,000-member union to come out in a show of unity after contract negotiations with the board stalled last week. The board will convene Monday at 7 p.m. in the George Inness Annex, at 141 Park St. The BOE filed an impasse on contract negotiations on Thursday, Feb. 21. The association is made up of district staff members, including teachers, librarians, secretaries and security personnel. The union immediately struck back at the board by calling on its members to begin "working to contract" starting Tuesday, where members work only the hours they are obligated by contract. The blog also asks members to …
Kevin
5:42 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
Details of the impasse can be found here: http://kids.baristanet.com/2013/02/details-of-impasse-between-the-montclair-boe-and-montclair-education-association/ more ›