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School committee votes to enter executive session over contract negotiations
Summary
The Springfield school committee voted 5–0, with two members absent, to enter executive session under Massachusetts law to discuss strategy for successor contract negotiations with four bargaining units representing substitute teachers, security guards, public health nurses and technical employees.
The Springfield School Committee voted to enter executive session to discuss strategy for successor contract negotiations with four bargaining units, citing Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3).
Mister Collins moved the motion, saying, “I move we in enter into executive session accordance with MGL 30 a section 21 a 3 to discuss strategy with respect declares with respect to United Food Commercial Workers Union 14 59 on behalf of Springfield School substitute teachers successor contract negotiations, b, United Food Commercial Workers Union local 14 59 on behalf of Springfield School security guards successor contract negotiations, c, Springfield Public Health nurses professional and health care division, United Food and Commercial Workers Union 14 59, successor contract negotiations, and d, technical employees association, MTA slash NEA successor contract negotiations, and the school committee will return to open session.” Miss Hurst seconded the motion.
The clerk conducted a roll-call vote. Mister Collins, Miss Gresham, Miss Hurst, Miss Monroe Naylor and Mayor Sarno voted yes. Mister Gonzales and Attorney Murphy were absent. The chair stated, “This matter passed,” and said the committee would return to open session after the executive session.
The motion invoked MGL Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3), the statute that permits public bodies in Massachusetts to hold a closed session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation. The transcript lists the bargaining units as: United Food Commercial Workers Union 14 59 (on behalf of substitute teachers); United Food Commercial Workers Union local 14 59 (on behalf of security guards); Springfield Public Health nurses professional and health care division represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Union 14 59; and the Technical Employees Association, MTA/NEA. The committee did not state any contractual terms, dollar amounts, timelines or other specifics in open session.
No public comment or substantive debate on the merits of any contract terms was recorded in the portion of the transcript provided. The committee indicated it would return to open session after completing its executive session.
