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Hibbing school board adopts resolution approving AFSCME 2025–2027 settlement
Summary
The Hibbing Public School District board unanimously adopted a resolution approving the final offer settlement between I.S.D. No. 701 and AFSCME Local 480 for the 2025–2027 collective bargaining agreement after returning from closed session; the transcript does not disclose the settlement terms.
The Hibbing Public School District board unanimously adopted a resolution on March 18, 2026, approving the district’s final-offer settlement with AFSCME Local 480 covering the 2025–2027 collective bargaining term. Chair John Berklich moved to adopt the resolution, and Director Jeff Polcher supported the motion; a roll-call vote recorded Directors Gabardi, Polcher, Berklich, McLaughlin and Galatz in favor and Director Egan absent. The resolution was declared passed and adopted.
Board members added an addendum at the start of the meeting to convene in closed session to discuss AFSCME negotiations. The board left closed session at 3:50 p.m. and took the resolution up in open session. The transcript records no public comment on the settlement.
The district did not provide the settlement’s specific terms in the text of the public minutes included in the transcript. The board’s action formalizes the district’s agreement with AFSCME Local 480 and ends the matter as of March 18, 2026; the minutes do not list effective dates, affected employee classifications, or financial figures for the settlement.
The board certified the minutes at the close of the meeting and adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
