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Teachers demand contract after settlement talks break down

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 12:05am

Video by Donna Eyestone.

Scores of teachers and their supporters stormed City Hall on Tuesday night to demand a new contract from Alameda school district leaders, following all-night settlement talks that ended without a deal being reached. Read more >> about Teachers demand contract after settlement talks break down

State declares impasse in teacher pay dispute

Michele Ellson
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 12:05am

A state board has declared an impasse in negotiations between Alameda’s teachers’ union and school district leaders over pay.

The state Public Employment Relations Board declared an impasse over pay negotiations on Thursday, at the request of the Alameda Education Association. A state mediator will now be brought in to try to broker a deal between the union and schools administrators, and if that fails, a three-person factfinding body will examine each side’s case and make recommendations. Read more >> about State declares impasse in teacher pay dispute

Parents, teachers, ask for quick and quiet contract closure

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 12:05am

Teachers and parents crowded into council chambers Tuesday night to urge a swift resolution to negotiations toward a contract for Alameda’s teachers and an end to the rancorous public airing of bargaining details. Read more >> about Parents, teachers, ask for quick and quiet contract closure

Alameda Unified official offers district's position in calendar dispute

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 12:21am

Alameda Unified’s top human resources official offered the district’s version of negotiations over next year’s school calendar on Tuesday night, one of the most hotly contested and closely watched items the district is negotiating with its teachers. Read more >> about Alameda Unified official offers district's position in calendar dispute

Teachers bring picket to school board

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 12:08am
Alameda school board

Teachers brought last week’s pre-school picket to the school board on Tuesday, with dozens of sign-waving teachers packed into the back of council chambers as parents spoke on their behalf.

Parents said they moved to Alameda for high-quality schools and that they have come to love their teachers, and they want district leaders to offer them more support in the classroom and at the bargaining table, where the union and district administrators are expected to meet Friday. Read more >> about Teachers bring picket to school board

Teachers struggle with rising health coverage costs

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 10:25pm

Carolyn Cover-Griffith leafs through a pile of old paycheck stubs to offer a sense of how her health care costs have increased over the past few years. In 2009, she was paying $790 a month for healthcare coverage for her family. This year, her payment for her family’s Blue Shield plan is nearly $1,200 a month. Read more >> about Teachers struggle with rising health coverage costs

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