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Lincoln Way bus drivers, support staff urge board to reopen contract talks after tentative agreement rejected
Summary
Union and district employees told the board that a tentative five-year successor agreement for more than 200 support staff was rejected by membership for insufficient pay and unfavorable terms; district officials said the agreement was negotiated in good faith and both sides must return to bargaining.
Public comments at the Lincoln Way CHSD 210 Board of Education meeting on Oct. 16 focused on a failed ratification of a tentative successor collective-bargaining agreement for more than 200 support staff, including bus drivers, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, custodians and security personnel.
Carl Tascone, a district maintenance employee and member of the bargaining-unit team, told the board the membership voted down the proposed pact after eight months of negotiations. "The overall sentiment was that our members do not want to be…
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