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Teacher and support-staff groups ratify tentative agreement after mediation, union representative says
Summary
Amanda Smolko, a third-grade teacher at Florida Mesa Elementary, told the board that the Durango Education Association (DEA) and DESPA reached a tentative agreement after mediation and that both groups voted to ratify the proposed changes.
Amanda Smolko, who identified herself as a third-grade teacher at Florida Mesa Elementary, told the board that the district's DEA and DESPA negotiating teams reached a tentative agreement after a bargaining process that included a declared impasse and mediation. Smolko said both associations voted to ratify the proposed changes to the master agreement and encouraged the board to recognize the membership's concerns about compensation and rising living…
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