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Board ratifies teachers' contract with multi-year raises and insurance changes
Summary
The Red Wing Public Schools board approved a teachers collective bargaining agreement that includes a multi-year salary schedule increase and higher insurance costs; the board and teachers reported mutual agreement on terms.
The Red Wing Public Schools board approved a negotiated collective bargaining agreement with the teachers' bargaining unit at its Jan. 27 meeting.
Board discussion summarized contract terms: a salary-schedule increase described in the presentation as 2.5% in one year and 3% in another, coupled with insurance cost increases across years. The presenter characterized the overall package as approximately a 10.6% increase across the first two years of the agreement. The teachers' bargaining unit had ratified the contract on their side prior to the board vote.
Board members said negotiations were conducted in good faith and that both sides made concessions. The board approved the contract by roll-call vote; all board members present voted to ratify the agreement.
The agreement will change the district's personnel compensation obligations in the adopted fiscal years; the board did not detail exact line-item budget adjustments at the meeting but tied the contract approval to the revised budget discussion earlier on the agenda.
