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Holyoke HR chief outlines teachers' contract proposal with 20%+ raises and added leave
Summary
Beth Gage, Holyoke Public Schools' chief of human resources, told the school committee the district's bargaining team is proposing an average pay increase of more than 20% over three years, a restructured leave package that adds three paid days and other benefits including a catastrophic sick bank and five paid FMLA child-bonding days.
Beth Gage, chief of human resources for Holyoke Public Schools and a member of the district's bargaining team, told the school committee the district is offering a compensation and benefits package that would give teachers an average increase of more than 20% over three years while reducing work hours.
The proposal also restructures paid time off, separating the current combined accrual into 10 sick days and 3 personal days for a total of 13 paid days, an increase of three days compared with the…
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