November 16, 2021
The negotiation session was not productive. They again offered 2%. They also said that they may be able to increase that amount if we disbanded the 30 Hour PD (which according to their own figures costs $484,000 dollars a year-that's less than 2 years of the Superintendent's salary). Inflation hit a 31 year high of 6.1% in October and workers are leaving their jobs in record numbers to find better paying employment but those facts don't seem to resonate with their negotiating team.
We are meeting again December 8, 2021
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
You can:
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Attend contract action meetings
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Take part in contract action events
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Speak Out at the School Committee-Next date 12/2/2021
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Contact members of the School Committee (they direct the negotiations and vote to approve our contract)
SCHOOL COMMITTEE CONTACT INFORMATION
Mayor Chairperson Domenic Sarno msarno@springfieldcityhall.com (413) 734-1173
Ward 6 & 7 Vice Chairperson School Committee Christopher Collins collinsc@springfieldpublicschools.com (413) 732-5777
Ward 4 & 5 School Committee Member Barbara Gresham greshamb@springfieldpublicschools.com (413) 626-9108
At-large School Committee Member Denise Hurst hurstd@springfieldpublicschools.com (413) 330-1030
At-large School Committee Member LaTonia Monroe Naylor naylorL@springfieldpublicschools.com (413) 455-0432
Ward 2 & 8 School Committee Member PeterMurphy pmurphylaw@verizon.net (413) 262-8752
Ward 1 & 3 School Committee Member MariaPerez perezmar@springfieldpublicschools.com (413) 219-1038
