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Teachers, staff and residents press board to rescind health-benefit change; motion filed but no recorded vote
Summary
Teachers, union representatives, medical professionals and residents pressed the Garfield Board of Education Feb. 12 to rescind a January resolution that would change employee health insurance; the board allowed a motion to rescind but the transcript does not show a final recorded vote.
Teachers, medical professionals, union representatives and residents urged the Garfield Board of Education Feb. 12 to rescind a January resolution (item 10.26) that would change the district's employee health insurance. A motion to rescind was put on the table and seconded, but the provided transcript does not record a final vote.
Michael Backo, grievance chair and AFT New Jersey vice president, told the board the union had asked whether the board would rescind its prior action on item 10.26. "Was that email just fluff or actually going to be a man of your word?" he asked, referring to a message board leaders had sent promising to postpone any change pending further discussion.
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