Superintendent: staff picketing tied to expired contract; negotiations to continue in closed session
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Superintendent Doctor Roberson told the board staff picketed the Red Apple breakfast over an expired contract; she said the district is negotiating with the Birmingham Education Association and expected to continue talks in closed session and the next day.
Superintendent Doctor Roberson told the Birmingham Public Schools board on Aug. 26 that staff picketed outside the district’s Red Apple breakfast over an expired contract and that the district intends to continue negotiations with the Birmingham Education Association.
"We had a pick picketing in front of our, our breakfast, and it was our staff who was concerned about working on the expired contract," Dr. Roberson said, noting the district values staff and is continuing negotiations. She told the board the district planned to enter closed session later in the meeting to discuss strategy and negotiation sessions connected with collective bargaining if a negotiating party requested a closed hearing.
The board did move into closed session by roll call vote, 5–0, at 6:32 p.m. for strategy and negotiation sessions related to the collective bargaining agreement. Dr. Roberson said negotiations would continue the following day with the Birmingham Education Association and expressed confidence a resolution would be reached. No settlement terms were discussed in open session.