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Milwaukee Board ratifies 2.63% base-wage increase for teachers, educational assistants and accountants
Summary
At a special virtual meeting called by Board President Missy Zomber, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors unanimously ratified a tentative 2026–27 collective bargaining agreement with the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association that raises base wages by a total of 2.63% for three bargaining units and authorized district execution of the agreements.
At a special virtual meeting called by Board President Missy Zomber, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted to ratify a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association covering three bargaining units.
Attorney Sanders told the board the agreements — covering the teacher bargaining unit, the educational assistance bargaining unit and the school accountants/bookkeepers bargaining unit — “memorialize a total base wage increase of 2.63%, implemented in 2 steps, 1.5% effective 07/01/2026, and an additional 1.13% effective 01/01/2027.” He said the increase is permanent and base-building and stated it is compliant with the wage-limitation language cited in the meeting record. Sanders also said the MTEA had executed the instruments and that no referendum was required.
The secretary read the meeting call and explained the special meeting was noticed in under 24 hours because the tentative agreement was reached on 06/25/2026, district central administrative offices are closed June 26–July 4, and the parties faced a hard ratification deadline of 06/30/2026 that could affect approximately 4,500 employees. The secretary cited Wisconsin statute 19.84(3) and confirmed the meeting notice exceeded two hours.
Board President Missy Zomber moved to adopt the three written instruments and to authorize the superintendent and the board president to execute them on behalf of the teacher, educational assistant, and accountant/bookkeeper units. A second was recorded. The secretary then called the roll; Directors Herndon, Jackson, Reza, Seensin, and Chair Zomber voted aye. “That’s 5 ayes,” the secretary said. “The motion passes.”
With the ratification approved, the superintendent and the board president are authorized to execute the agreements on the district’s behalf. The meeting adjourned with no further business.
Details not specified in the record include the text of any side letters, precise language of the wage-limitation citation (the meeting record refers to a statutory provision in abbreviated form), and any further implementation instructions beyond authorization to execute the agreements.
