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UEP says bargaining near settlement after canceled session with Pittsfield schools
Summary
A UEP representative told the school committee that bargaining over a contract expired since August has run for 11 months with 14 sessions and that the union believes a settlement is near, but progress stalled after a scheduled session was canceled because the meeting was not posted.
An unidentified UEP representative told the school committee that negotiations over the union's contract, which expired in August, have continued for 11 months and included 14 bargaining sessions.
The representative said UEP members have spent more than 100 hours preparing for those sessions and that the parties were scheduled for a 15th session last night that was canceled because "the meeting was not posted by the school committee," a clerical mishap that forced the union to call off the session. The speaker said the union believes it is "on the brink of a settlement."
According to the speaker, there appears to be agreement on the major outstanding issues — specifically teaching time and salary — though a few details remain to be resolved. The remarks concluded with the question, "What is holding up our settlement?" indicating the union seeks clarity on procedural or administrative barriers that are preventing a final agreement.
No formal motion or vote was recorded in the remarks presented in the transcript. The negotiation remains in the discussion phase pending resumption of bargaining and any formal actions by the school committee.
