Bargaining Briefs

July 10, 2020

A Message from Steve Lancaster, PAT Bargaining Team Chair Hello Colleagues! I want to share with you where we are right now with bargaining, and offer a few thoughts and analysis from our “Return to School” survey. As you know, our plans for bargaining...

July 10, 2020

Hello Colleagues!  I want to share with you where we are right now with bargaining, and offer a few thoughts and analysis from our “Return to School” survey. As you know, our plans for bargaining significant improvements to our contract have been derailed by...

January 16, 2018

After five days of continuous negotiations, this morning at 3:00 AM your PAT bargaining team agreed on a settlement framework with our District counterparts. Significant details remain to be formalized, but we hope to finalize a tentative agreement by Thursday afternoon.

January 11, 2018

Your bargaining team met with their District counterparts until 8:00 this evening. We informed the District that we were prepared to work over the next five days in order to reach an agreement, and to stick with the mediation process, no matter where it...

January 09, 2018

Your PAT Bargaining team has blocked off five days over the next week in the hopes of reaching a settlement with the District. In addition to meeting all day Thursday and Friday, we’re prepared to meet every day over the Martin Luther King, Jr....

December 09, 2017

Click here for a PDF We Want Safe and Supportive Schools As educators, we believe a safe and supportive learning environment is one of the cornerstones for creating great public schools. We want PPS to be a place where students can make mistakes and...

December 09, 2017

Your PAT bargaining team met with the District until close to 8:00 PM last night. We presented a mini-package of issues to the District in the morning, and after an exchange of proposals we were able to settle on language for several smaller articles...

November 21, 2017

This week your PAT bargaining team is THANKFUL for all the work you and your colleagues have done to settle our contract. From wearing blue on Tuesdays to attending school board meetings, your collective efforts are having an impact! Last week we had two days...

November 16, 2017

Your PAT bargaining team met with the District until 8:00 PM tonight.  We spent the bulk of our time reviewing each side’s proposals around workload, workday, and work year. We also touched on several other key issues such as salary, special education supports, and...

November 15, 2017

The two bargaining teams just ended day one of the two-day mediation session, and your Bargaining Team would like to thank all of you who had time to email/tweet/call/Facebook the Superintendent regarding the importance of focusing completely on getting a deal.  Your efforts worked. ...