Collective Bargaining Agreement 2009-2012
The Northwestern Lehigh School Board and the Northwestern Lehigh Education Association approved the terms of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for the years 2009-2012 at their respective meetings on April 21, 2010. At that time, the school district released a one-page highlight summary sheet. Subsequently, a complete copy of the new contract was obtained through the District’s approval of my Right to Know Request.
Summary of the Collective Bargaining Process
This page is a summary of the collective bargaining information posted for public review on Northwestern Lehigh School District’s website. The document links below were taken fromthe original source document, and republished to my Scribd account for easier access and readability.
April 21, 2010
- The general membership of the teacher’s union votes to approve the tentative contract
- The School Board votes to approve the tentative contract
- The District releases a 1-page document that highlights the key areas of the new contract
April 5, 2010
- The following joint statement was issued by both parties following this negotiations session:
The Northwestern Lehigh Education Association and the Northwestern Lehigh School Board want to announce that they have reached an agreement in principle, the details to be released at a later date. The parties expect final agreement and ratification by the end of April. Classes and all school related activities will continue without interruption.
March 31, 2010
- Review and discussion of outstanding issues.
March 22, 2010
- School Board releases update letter to community on contract negotiations. An updated Collective Bargaining Timeline is also published on the District’s website.
March 4, 2010
- Review and discussion of outstanding issues.
February 18, 2010
- School Board presented counter proposal. Additional tentative agreements (TA) were reached during this meeting.
February 8, 2010
- Discussion on School Board’s counter proposal dated January 22, 2010. Several tentative agreements (TA) agreements were reached during this meeting. School Board reviewed Counter Proposal submitted by Union.
January 22, 2010
- School Board presents counter proposal to the Union’s negotiating team for review prior to the next scheduled meeting on February 8, 2010.
December 2, 2009
- A public statement regarding Collective Bargaining was distributed to stakeholders in attendance at the Board meeting on December 2, 2009.
November 25, 2009
Board’s Summary Calendar Outlining Negotiations
- This document outlines the dates, purpose, discussion and outcome of the collective bargaining process.
November 18, 2009
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board Fact Finding Report
- This document was issued by the PLRB. The document is know as the “Fact Finder’s Report” because it outlines his recommendations after reading the documents submitted by the Board and the Union as well as hearing the information presented by the Board and the Union.
- The Board and the Union must choose to accept all of the Fact Finder’s recommendations or reject all of the Fact Finder’s recommendations. It is not an option to choose or select parts of the report or select only some of the recommendations.
November 5, 2009
Board’s Fact Finding Introduction Letter
- This letter introduced the Board’s current financial concerns and managing the impact from increased compensation packages for employees.
Board’s Fact Finding Analysis and Rationale
- This document (pages 1-24) outlines the Board’s position and rationale for every article of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Board’s Fact Finding Financial Documents
- These (11) documents outline the specific financial challenges facing the Northwestern Lehigh School District
Revenues
Changes in Assessed Values
Real Estate Tax Collections
EIT Collections
Real Estate Transfer Taxes
Interest Rates
Lehigh County Millage Rates
Expenditures
Prorated Millage by Object
Other LEA Expenses
PSERS Rates
Summary of Medical of Medical Coverage Options
Lehigh County Health Consortium
October 19, 2009
Union’s Statement of Open Issues
- The Union’s counter proposal was issued to the Board. The counterproposal was very similar to the previous proposal. The Board suggested Fact Finding after the Union walked out of the negotiation meeting on August 18, 2009.
August 4, 2009
- The Board issued a counter proposal to the Union even though the Union still had not presented a full counter proposal as requested by the Board.
July 13, 2009
- This document (dated May 11, 2009) outlines that Tentative Agreements were achieved on limited issues on April 16, 2009.
April 16, 2009
Union’s Chart of Union and District Proposals
- This summary document was presented to the Board as an outline of ongoing differences.
March 18, 2009
- This was the Board’s proposal made to the Union.
February 4, 2009
- This was the Union’s first proposal made to the Board.
