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Greater New Bedford vocational school committee moves into executive session on contract talks with Teamsters, GMBEU
Summary
The Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School Committee voted to adjourn to an executive session under chapter 30, section 21 to discuss collective bargaining strategy with Teamsters Union Local 59 and the GMBEU; a roll-call vote recorded seven yes responses.
The Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School Committee voted to adjourn to an executive session under chapter 30, section 21 to discuss collective bargaining strategy with Teamsters Union Local 59 and the GMBEU.
Committee members said discussing the matter in open session would have “a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the school committee.” The committee took a roll-call vote to enter executive session; seven members recorded a yes vote.
School Committee member Miss Pimentel, School Committee member Miss Deshais, School Committee member Miss Rivera, School Committee member Dr. Mylan, School Committee member Mr. Kitchen, School Committee member Miss Bridal and School Committee member Mr. Olivero answered yes on the roll call to move into executive session. The meeting record shows the committee cited chapter 30, section 21 as the legal basis for the closed session.
The agenda item announced that the committee would meet in executive session “for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to collective bargaining negotiations with the Teamsters Union Local 59 and the GMBEU.” The committee announced members would return to open session; no further substantive details of the negotiations were disclosed in the public portion of the meeting.
The committee did not specify a date or time for any follow-up public report on the sessions or any timetable for concluding negotiations.
