The Huntley High students came up with two “original” ideas: The Board of Education should negotiate the way the union wants them to. Blame Larry Snow for the teachers’ decision to strike. That’s the gist of what got published in … Continue reading
Category Archives: Teacher Negotiations
If you are one of those skeptical individuals who think teachers’ union leaders are sometimes less than truthful, here’s evidence to put your mind at ease. All you have to do is read page 24 of the final signed Huntley … Continue reading
If you are one of those skeptical individuals who think teachers’ union leaders are sometimes less than truthful, here’s evidence to put your mind at ease. All you have to do is read page 24 of the final signed Huntley … Continue reading
Finally. After a strike and more than a month of trying to renegotiate terms of the contract the teachers overwhelmingly ratified, the union co-presidents for Huntley’s teachers signed the contract. Not that Julie Hunter and Kim Aschenback really wanted to. … Continue reading
Finally. After a strike and more than a month of trying to renegotiate terms of the contract the teachers overwhelmingly ratified, the union co-presidents for Huntley’s teachers signed the contract. Not that Julie Hunter and Kim Aschenback really wanted to. … Continue reading
There’s good reason Huntley Co-President Julie Hunter led her teacher friends on strike. It looks like she wanted to make sure she got a lot higher salary than what was in the Board’s last best and final offer. You can … Continue reading
There’s good reason Huntley Co-President Julie Hunter led her teacher friends on strike. It looks like she wanted to make sure she got a lot higher salary than what was in the Board’s last best and final offer. You can … Continue reading
It does not appear that the Huntley District 158 School Board is going to meet with leaders of the Huntley teachers’ union this week, as requested. The board has two committee meetings Thursday night, but union Co-Presidents Kim Aschenbach and … Continue reading
It does not appear that the Huntley District 158 School Board is going to meet with leaders of the Huntley teachers’ union this week, as requested. The board has two committee meetings Thursday night, but union Co-Presidents Kim Aschenbach and … Continue reading
When does it end? When will the Huntley Education Association sign the contract their members overwhelmingly approved? Not for at least a week, it appears. The Huntley teachers union apparently sent the Board of Education this email on Thursday: From … Continue reading
When does it end? When will the Huntley Education Association sign the contract their members overwhelmingly approved? Not for at least a week, it appears. The Huntley teachers union apparently sent the Board of Education this email on Thursday: From … Continue reading
I wonder what’s up with the delay in the Huntley Education Association’s officers not signing the contract they negotiated. Has there been a revolt of the union’s membership since it overwhelmingly approved the contract and ended the strike? In the … Continue reading
I wonder what’s up with the delay in the Huntley Education Association’s officers not signing the contract they negotiated. Has there been a revolt of the union’s membership since it overwhelmingly approved the contract and ended the strike? In the … Continue reading
I have been waiting for official news the teachers actually signed off on their new contract. Something about its not official until there are signatures on the signature page. Apparently not. Hmmm. The union wanted tentative agreements signed so the … Continue reading
I have been waiting for official news the teachers actually signed off on their new contract. Something about its not official until there are signatures on the signature page. Apparently not. Hmmm. The union wanted tentative agreements signed so the … Continue reading
If you want to read the tentative teachers’ contract, you can find it here. … Continue reading
If you want to read the tentative teachers’ contract, you can find it here. … Continue reading
The teachers won. Big. No doubt about that, even though no one knows how much it will cost taxpayers. Suffice is to say it will be a lot more than the cost of the board’s so-called “Last, Best and Final” … Continue reading
The teachers won. Big. No doubt about that, even though no one knows how much it will cost taxpayers. Suffice is to say it will be a lot more than the cost of the board’s so-called “Last, Best and Final” … Continue reading
A 7 AM joint press release from Huntley School District Board of Education 158 and the Huntley Education Association was released this morning at 7. Classes will resume Thursday. The teachers will not be picketing today. It follows: September 17th, … Continue reading