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2020-2021 Tentative Agreement for Ratification

6/25/2020

 
Articles not included in the tentative agreement will maintain current language from the 2017-2020 contract. Click on the link below to view the tentative agreement. Members will receive their electronic ballots at their personal email; please check your spam/junk folders if the email does not show up in your primary inbox.

062320__rea_package_proposal_for_ratficiation.pdf

Bargain Update Tentative Agreement 6/25/2020

6/25/2020

 

Today the Reynolds Education Association (REA) and the Reynolds School Board (RSB) would like to jointly announce that they have reached a tentative agreement on a one-year contract for the 2020-2021 school year.  Both parties met in a small group side bar to hammer out a packaged proposal for ratification. The package incorporates acceptable compromises in order to protect direct services to students while maintaining a viable standard of living for members.
 
Highlights of the agreement include: 
1.)  A 2% increase in COLA.
2.)  RSB will continue to make an annual $350,000 contribution to the insurance pool.
3.)  A one-time $200,000 spend down of the insurance pool savings fund dedicated to remuneration of members to be enacted through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
3.)  A one-year partial freeze on tuition reimbursement to be enacted through an MOU.
4.)  RSB’s acceptance of REA’s latest proposals on Articles 4 & 21.
 
This tentative agreement is subject to final approval and ratification by both the RSB and REA.  REA and RSB pledge to resume negotiations in good faith towards a multi-year agreement in February of 2021.


Bargaining Update--Webinar on 6/25 @ 4:00 p.m.

6/23/2020

 
BARGAINING UPDATE

Our bargaining team has had two side bar conversations with the district since the last bargaining session on June 4 to work on resolving the remaining issues. The district postponed last week's bargaining session due to having to take a possible agreement before the school board. The school board holds its regular business meeting of the month tomorrow @7:00 p.m. This will be a virtual meeting and can be viewed live here. This meeting will include a Budget Hearing at the top of the meeting. Want to make a public comment? Click here: To submit public comment, please use this form.

ANOTHER WAY TO ENGAGE
We will know if we have a tentative agreement with the district either tomorrow evening or Thursday morning. Your bargaining team will be hosting a webinar which will either be a Q&A to go over the tentative agreement or be another bargaining session should a tentative agreement not be reached. Your bargaining team will host the webinar this Thursday, June 25 @4:00 p.m. The Zoom link to the REA Bargaining webinar is here:

https://zoom.us/j/94216404313?pwd=bmJrSXl2MEJkL1gvTGQwM3VKMEIvdz09



Next Bargain Session Pushed Back to 6/25/20 at 4:00

6/9/2020

 

Greetings everyone,

Today's bargaining session at 4:00 has been cancelled. Our bargaining co-chairs had a side bar with Rob Neu and Dr. Diaz to move forward with our bargain. As such we agreed to a statement indicating "we have a mutual agreement to postpone tonight's bargain after a sidebar discussion yesterday, and the District and school board is meeting in executive session next Wednesday to consider the proposal. We will return to the bargaining table next Thursday." We will send out zoom invites next week for the bargaining session and the REA Member Caucus.

Thanks, and in solidarity,

Evan Selby
President






       




Your REA Bargain Team

Double Dealing District Squanders Chance to Complete Bargain

6/5/2020

 
Despite optimism going into the session, last night the RSD bargaining team squandered an opportunity to complete a deal:
  1. COLA:         REA asked for a 2% COLA and RSD offered 1.5%, a cost of approximately $1,214,000 versus $910,500 for a difference of $303,500--- FAIRLY CLOSE.
  2. Tuition:      REA initially agreed to a partial freeze on tuition reimbursement to save jobs and give RSD room to go up COLA.  At our last session RSD estimated the district savings to be $300,00.  Last night we learned there is already an ending tuition fund balance of approximately $215,000 for this year, and that next year RSD estimates savings of $200,000-400,000.  That comes to a total of potential savings for RSD of up to $615,000 versus $300,000--- NOT SO CLOSE….
  3. Insurance: RSD had initially offered to increase the cap by $30 per month per member.  They also offered to maintain the annual contribution of $350,000 to the insurance pool.  REA had asked for some clarifying information on the exact amount of money in the pool, the longevity of the pool over the next three years, and what is the current estimated pool ending fund balance.  RSD provided this information and then abruptly changed their offer.  They apologized that they had misstated the offer of $30 per month per member increase in the cap, and that the cap needed to remain where it had been for 2019/2020.  This results in a $225,000 decrease in their initial offer.  They then proposed decreasing the standing practice of a $350,000 annual pool contribution to only $150,000 which is a decrease of $200,000.  Overall, RSD’s new insurance offer shrank by a total of $425,000--- NOT CLOSE AT ALL!

IN A NUTSHELL---
RSD is proposing compensation of $910,500 for COLA.  They are also proposing an overall decrease in compensation of up to $1,040,000 for insurance and tuition reimbursement.  This is a net loss of up to $129,500 and, at best, an offer of ZERO compensation.  RSD asks for REA to make sacrifices for our students but does not reciprocate.  RSD is double dealing.  You our members spoke loud and clear last night, and we will not bring you a contract offer that is unacceptable.

The teams have agreed to meet again next Thursday, 6/11/20, at 6:00PM.  It is the sincere hope of your bargaining team that RSD will show some sign of mutual sacrifice and/or goodwill before this next meeting.  There is a school Board meeting on Wednesday, 6/10/20, at 7:00PM.  The budget and potential cuts for next year will be discussed.  REA view’s this meeting as an excellent opportunity for the school board to demonstrate their good faith and make some sacrifices and re-visit some choices that could mitigate the direct impact to services and instruction for our students.

Bruce Marsh, Your C0-Bargain Chair

Caucus Link for Bargain 6/4/20

6/4/2020

 
Below is the link to join the member caucus when the two teams are not in session:

​Topic: REA Member Caucus Zoom Meeting
Time: Jun 4, 2020 04:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89060827898?pwd=WExhOC9oQmdUT1FWYjhuU1NOenUzUT09

Bargain Continues Thursday, 6/4, at 4PM

6/3/2020

 
Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/94216404313?pwd=bmJrSXl2MEJkL1gvTGQwM3VKMEIvdz09

​Here is the zoom link to view the bargain session on 6/4:

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