Bargaining Briefs

October 31, 2023

Hello Educators, We were informed that PPS management would give a proposal around 11am this morning.  We had hoped that management was finally ready to engage with us on the urgent issues facing students and educators.  At 2:30 we received their proposal.  To put...

October 30, 2023

  Hello Educators, Today your bargaining team held mediation with PPS at the Oregon Education Association (OEA) building. We were heartened by the kind words and support from OEA President Reed Scott-Schwalbach, OEA Vice President Enrique Farrera and OEA Executive Director Tracey Ann Nelson. ...

October 26, 2023

Hello Educators, Today we responded to a Special Education supposal from management and then met for a two hour sidebar to discuss the edits both parties have made. Your bargaining team continued to push for language that protects the full continuum of services for students...

October 25, 2023

Hello Educators, Thank you to members who joined listening sessions with Bargaining Team members. Your energy helped us maintain our spirits during our 13 hour day at the District Office. We spent the day combing through the District's most recent proposals in search of...

October 17, 2023

Hello Educators, We began the day by sharing accurate financial stats with our local legislators who were understandably confused by the information shared by the District.  Several legislators indicated they would write letters in support of PAT’s bargaining platform and some have already done...

October 11, 2023

Hello Educators, PAT began the day by confirming in person that yesterday we filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the state labor board regarding the District’s notice of their intention to refuse to bargain with us on several important issues.  We also contend...

October 03, 2023

Hello Educators, PAT submitted two proposals for the District to consider on September 22.  One proposal was the district mandated final proposal containing only the bargaining subjects that the District is required by law to address in bargaining. Our second proposal was our student...

September 15, 2023

Hi Educators, After 219 days of bargaining prior to mediation and three frustrating and largely fruitless mediated bargaining sessions, we have ceased to see any meaningful movement from district management on issues most important to our membership. Therefore, we have officially declared an impasse in the...

September 07, 2023

Hello Educators, Yesterday was the second day of mediated negotiations and our bargaining team was working diligently from 9am to almost 7pm. At the end of last session, PPS Management sent us a letter stating certain subjects were "permissive subjects." According to Oregon Law,...

August 31, 2023

Hello Educators, Today was the first day of mediated negotiations. We spent some time establishing and understanding the process of mediation. The District passed back six articles, one third of which had no changes from their last proposals. However, we were able to come...