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Milwaukee School District offers CPI‑capped wage phasing as psychologists press for full 2.63% raise
Summary
In an initial bargaining session, Milwaukee School District proposed two ways to phase a CPI‑capped 2.63% base‑wage increase by Jan. 1, 2027; school psychologists’ representatives countered with a request for the full 2.63% cost‑of‑living adjustment effective July 1 to aid staff retention.
The Milwaukee School District presented two CPI‑capped options for base‑wage increases while school psychologists urged an immediate full cost‑of‑living adjustment.
Superintendent Brenda Casale told representatives of the psychologists’ bargaining unit that Wisconsin Act 10 limits negotiations to total base wages and that the consumer price index ceiling for these talks is 2.63%: "Under Wisconsin Act 10, our bargaining today is limited to total base wages with increases capped at the consumer price index of 2.63%." Casale said the district is facing a "$46,000,000 structural deficit between revenues and expenses," citing the most recent audit and describing plans for central‑service staffing reductions and redeployment of resources to schools.
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