📝 Your bargaining team met on September 30 and October 2. 

📢 Bargaining Update 📢

Today your WEA Bargaining Team met with the District for the second time this week to continue negotiations for the 2025–2028 Successor Contract. Check your email for the full details 📩.

✅ Our team opened with a statement and presented a counter to the District’s salary proposal, as well as a draft counter to Article 10 to ensure full employee health coverage.

🔴The District’s counter included:

☑️ 3% increase to the salary scale

☑️One-time retention bonus increase from $2,500 → $3,000

☑️ $500 increase to District health contributions

☑️ Addition of ESL to the DI stipend

☑️ Continued hiring bonus increases

☑️ Restriction on salary movement for members with two consecutive “Unsatisfactory” evaluations

🟢WEA responded with a counter focused on competitive pay and stronger health care support:

✅ 4% increase to the salary scale

✅ One-time retention bonus increase from $3,000 → $5,000

✅ $1,000 increase to District health contributions

✅ Reduced hiring bonus from $10,000 → $7,000

✅ Protections for members with evaluation concerns

Your bargaining team remains committed to securing fair compensation, improved health care contributions, and contract language that protects educators and supports student success.

💪 Together, we are stronger!