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Ithaca teachers press for extended parental leave; members reject proposals tying leave to multi‑year repayment
Summary
Union negotiators sought expanded parental leave using the union sick bank, proposing up to 60 days for birth‑giving parents and 30 for non‑birthing parents; members overwhelmingly opposed a district idea to make those days a loan repayable if an educator left within a set period.
The Ithaca Teachers Association pressed for broader parental leave on June 12, proposing that birth‑giving educators be allowed up to 60 days for recovery and bonding by supplementing their own sick days with the district’s sick bank and asking for expanded sick‑bank replenishment options.
Why it matters: negotiated parental‑leave arrangements affect recruitment and retention in a teacher shortage environment and interact with the union’s sick‑bank rules and retiree contributions.
Union negotiators said the current contract allows birth‑giving parents to use up to 30 of their own sick days and support parents up to 15 days; the ITA proposal would let birth‑giving parents use up to…
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