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Teachers, union and community press board on pay; trustees move to closed session on negotiations
Summary
Public commenters, union representatives and teachers urged the Birmingham Board of Education to restore full step increases and increase compensation. The board read a statement about audits and fund balances and then voted 6-0 to move into closed session for collective-bargaining strategy.
Public commenters, union representatives and teachers urged the Birmingham Board of Education on Sept. 16 to restore full step increases and increase pay for instructional staff, saying the district has the revenue to do so. After a series of public comments and a board statement about audits and fund balances, trustees voted unanimously to move into closed session to continue collective-bargaining negotiations.
The public comment period opened with Amy Wagner (Commenter) criticizing the district’s transparency during bargaining and saying the union’s original proposal was “rooted in the numbers provided by your CFO.” She told trustees: “Tonight, my team will demonstrate you have money, and you should be spending it on your instructional staff.”
Scott Worrall, executive director for the union (Union executive director), told the board the…
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