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Union, district fight over $28,003 raise pool and Western Zone supplement after MOA and grievance
Summary
Negotiators debated how to spend roughly $28,003 left in the bargaining raise pool and whether the Western Zone supplement should be harmonized or preserve a higher, grandfathered payout. The parties also moved funds to a health-insurance supplement in a later counterproposal.
Martin County negotiators and the Martin County Education Association argued over how to allocate about $28,003 left in the bargaining "raise pool," and whether money should be used to preserve a supplemental pay distinction for long-tenured teachers in the county’s Western Zone.
The union detailed three core unresolved issues in opening testimony: leftover raise-pool funds, personal/campaign/presidential leave language, and the Western Zone supplement tied to Indiantown Middle School and Warfield Elementary School. "We have $28,003.33 remaining in that raise pool," the union's witnesses testified. That balance formed the basis for multiple competing proposals.
The Western Zone supplement has a long history in the contract. Article 2.4(e) references a two-part formula: a fixed amount that applies to teachers hired on or after a cutoff date and a grandfathered provision for those hired earlier that adds $13.75 plus an amount tied to appendix B2 (historically…
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