Posts tagged WEA
Teachers in Woburn vote to go on strike Monday
January 30, 2023 // "This action by the WTA is illegal, disruptive and unnecessary," said a statement from the Woburn School Committee and Mayor Scott Galvin. "The School Committee and Mayor Scott Galvin have been negotiating in good faith for more than a year with the WTA to reach an agreement on a successor collective bargaining agreement." According to the city, the school committee and the union reached a tentative agreement on a contract back in October 2022 but then the union did not ratify it.
Seattle school officials and powerful union settle another teacher strike, by agreeing to spend public money they don’t have
September 29, 2022 // Officials at Seattle Public Schools just agreed to a new three-year contract with the powerful WEA teachers’ union. The contract will add $228 million, about 20%, to the budget. The new spending comes on top of the billion dollar-plus budget the District has now. District officials say they don’t have enough money for the contract they just agreed to. Superintendent Brent Jones (annual salary $315,000) says he wants an additional $92 million to fund this new contract. He terms the decision to spend more as “amazing”:
Teachers union urges Washington Supreme Court to uphold capital gains tax
May 16, 2022 // The Washington Education Association has a filed a brief with the state Supreme Court that calls for opening the door to the imposition of a graduated income tax without a constitutional amendment or voter approval.