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Fall River administrators, educators urge school committee to finish contract talks before school year ends
Summary
Multiple Fall River school administrators, paraprofessionals and union leaders used the public-comment period to press the school committee to settle long-running labor negotiations, highlighting heavy workloads, staff shortages and a request that bargaining finish by the end of the school year.
Several staff members and union leaders told the Fall River School Committee on March 10 that contract talks with district bargaining units have dragged on too long and are affecting students and staff.
During the meeting’s public-comment period, Denise Meager, speaking for the Fall River Administrators Association, said bargaining has been underway for more than a year and urged the committee to allow district negotiators to finalize a “fair contract for our members by the end of the school year.” She described administrators’ workload as extensive and said the group seeks pay parity with other…
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