Glendale teachers union line up multi-year deal with GUSD
Glendale Unified School District has agreed on a raise for members of its teachers union, wrapping up salary talks that lasted nearly a year, a union official said today.
The district and the Glendale Teachers Association, which represents 1,400 instructors, nurses and psychologists, reached a tentative agreement after a 20-hour negotiation session that went from Thursday to Friday morning, said Steven Field, the union’s bargaining chair.
Both sides have declined to discuss the terms of the multi-year contract until it is announced to the union’s membership, which has to approve the deal. It will be retroactive to the 2006-07 school year.
The teachers union has sought a 12.6 percent raise for the 2006-07 while the district has held firm at 5.1 percent. The district declared an impasse in March, which led to intervention by a state mediator.
In May, the district offered a two-year proposal -- 6.1 percent for the 2006-07 school year, then another 2.6 percent for 2007-08.