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Union representatives tell Seaside board staff 'do not feel valued' and ask for wellness systems
Summary
SEA and OSEA representatives told the board that staff appreciate monthly wellness activities but want daily wellness systems and that classified staff 'do not feel valued'; the OSEA negotiations are moving to mediation, the union reported.
Union representatives addressed the board during the reports section, outlining staff wellness concerns and updates on negotiations. Brett Duer (SEA) said staff appreciate current monthly wellness activities — "staff love the monthly activities and meals" — and asked the board what it would like to hear from the union monthly; he also urged consideration of daily wellness systems. Meghan McKeown (OSEA) reported that negotiations have moved to mediation and told the board that classified staff "do not feel valued." Chair Swedenborg asked whether proposals had been taken to OSEA members for a vote; McKeown replied they had not.
Those remarks framed the district’s labor context: the business manager later referenced OSEA negotiations in the financial report, and the executive-session agenda included an OSEA negotiations update. The board did not take an immediate action in public session on the negotiation status; the items were listed for executive-session deliberation under the ORS exceptions noted in the agenda.
