District Drags Heels in Negotiations
On the day of mediation, after a two and half week break, the District made the Association wait 3 hours before making any counter proposal.
When the District finally presented its counter proposal, it made no effort to find common ground. The District continues to low-ball its teachers with one-time money offers that do nothing to help offset teachers' growing costs.
The District made a counter offer on the "Other" issues on the table. The counter proposal was nothing more than a repeat of Status Quo.
The District continues to talk out of both sides of its mouth. From one side of its mouth, the District says it will not have enough money next year; and from the other side, it wants to eliminate a program called "Willie Brown" which saves the District $100,000 a year!
The District continues to make no effort in mediation to compromise or to find solutions on important issues!!
Fact: '07-'08 COLA = 4.57%(this is what CUSD is receiving)
Fact: District is receiving 1.7% in growth money
Fact: CUSD receiving 6.27% in new money
Fact: Districts offer to teachers = less than 3% and that is only one time!
The Association recognizes that California is facing budgetary uncertainties. The Association has made significant concessions in its monetary proposals in an effort to create a settlement.
Here it is: CEA has made a proposal that would not touch any of the new growth money. The proposal would not touch the large reserves. The proposal would not even take all of the COLA the district is receiving.
So our question is why is the district playing hardball with its teachers?
What about Health and Welfare? The District waffles between contributing $250,000 and $600,000 determined upon how much of a one-time salary increase is negotiated.
What about other contractual issues?
The district continues to hold to the line of "Status Quo" on many of its issues:
Prep time: District did not respond.
Report cards: The District did not respond.
5 year evaluation: District makes a counter proposal that would not reduce the number of evaluations an experienced teacher would have to complete. (Status Quo)
# of hours bargaining = 75
Future bargaining dates: Mediation on May 5th
If you have any questions please contact a bargaining team member.
Jeff Warner- CEA spokesperson: warner_jeff@cupertino.k12.ca.us
Robin Geiman- Nimitz: geiman_robin@cupertino.k12.ca.us
Neal Wooley- Hyde: wooley_neal@cupertino.k12.ca.us
Gracie Hynes- Cupertino MS: hynes_gracie@cupertino.k12.ca.us
Vicki Hawkinson- McAuliffe: hawkinson_vicki@cupertino.k12.ca.us
Charise Walker-President: charisew@ceaweb.org
Matthew Cottrell- Exec. Dir.: matthewc@ceaweb.org
