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PTEA representatives praise negotiation process as board prepares to consider memorandum of agreement
Summary
Representatives of the Pequannock Township Education Association spoke during public comment at the June 23 meeting to thank the board and negotiation team for a collaborative process on a memorandum of agreement and salary guides that the presenters said had been ratified by PTEA and was scheduled for board consideration that night
Representatives of the Pequannock Township Education Association addressed the board during public comment June 23 to thank the board and its negotiation team for what they described as a respectful and productive bargaining process on a new memorandum of agreement and associated salary guides.
The union speakers identified themselves as Fitton and Slaff of the PTEA and told the board the association had ratified a tentative agreement and appreciated the board’s negotiation team, specifically naming President Seneck, board members and the board attorney for their cooperation. “The entire process was really characterized by, what I believe was a very genuine feeling of respect,” one PTEA representative said.
Context: At the start of the meeting district staff had told the board the memorandum of agreement (MOA) and salary guides were on the June 23 agenda and that the association had ratified its side; public comment reiterated appreciation for the collaborative process. The transcript does not include an explicit roll call vote approving the MOA in the visible record, so this article does not state whether the board completed final approval that night.
What speakers said - Fitton (PTEA) said members felt heard during negotiations and described the talks as cordial and collaborative. - Slaff (PTEA) said the process reflected a high degree of trust and that the negotiation was among the most productive of his 21 years negotiating.
No formal board action or vote on the MOA is included in the transcript excerpts provided here; public comment was limited to agenda items and the speakers addressed their remarks to the board’s negotiation process and the pending agenda item.
