Huntley Unit School District 158 has 160 public union members. Each pays, regardless of salary, $716 a year in union dues. The IEA teachers union, the Huntley Education Association, struck in 2008. See articles about the relationship of the union … Continue reading
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A press release from the Huntley School Board: Teacher Negotiations Update from the Board of Education of Consolidated School District 158 ALGONQUIN, IL – The District 158 Board of Education (Board) has received notice that the Huntley Education Association (HEA) … Continue reading
Various news sources are reporting the Huntley Education Association has passed a strike vote. Huntley makes the third McHenry County school district where teachers felt the need to take the most extreme measure allowed by law. The other two: Prairie … Continue reading
District 158 teachers have rejected the contract terms offered by the District 158 School Board. Here’s what’s in a joint Huntley Education Association-School Board press release: Negotiation Update from District 158 Board of Education and Huntley Education Association ALGONQUIN, IL … Continue reading
A press release from Huntley School District 158 and its teachers’ union: A Joint Press Release from the Board of Education of Consolidated School District 158 and the Huntley Education Association ALGONQUIN, IL – The District 158 administration and the … Continue reading
In what is labeled a “Joint Press Release,” the Huntley School Board and teachers union announce agreement has been reached on a one-year teachers’ contract. Algonquin, IL – After a collaborative and constructive process, the Board of Education of Consolidated … Continue reading
Huntley School Board President certainly has an interest in the legislative process. Just look at the agenda for the District 158 Committee of the Whole meeting coming up June 9th: Skala is the Chairman of the Legislative Committee and giving … Continue reading
The Friend of McHenry County Blog did have a camera in the car, but did report that teachers were picketing in front of Huntley High School today. Pictures perhaps the next time such an event occurs someone will send me … Continue reading
These comments by Huntley School District Superintendent John Burkey in the First Electric Newspaper stirred my memory: “Last year I was amazed that we avoided it,” said Supt. John Burkey. “This year it just caught up with us.” He slammed … Continue reading
For years Huntley teachers have wanted guaranteed maximum raises if they decide to plan on taking early retirement or retirement that is officially planned years ahead of time. Their union was asking for a guaranteed 6% increase for each of … Continue reading
How credible is it for a school district to have two meetings with its teachers union and no one can officially remember when either one was? Huntley’s answer was it can’t recall. Administration does recall that it wasn’t at the … Continue reading
In September 2008, the Huntley school district and the Huntley teachers union (the “HEA” for Huntley Education Association) ended a strike and reached an agreement. It was for three years. All remaining issues that were left for joint committees of … Continue reading
The margin was overwhelming on election day. 65% to 35%. Before adding in absentee and early votes, Skala led the two-county school district by about 3,700 to 1,300. Almost 2-1. A landslide. Mike Skala, who lost a campaign two years … Continue reading
This is the final segment of the email exchange between Huntley School Board member Larry Snow and Huntley Education Association spokeswoman Jen Weichle. (See Part 1 and Part 2.) Below Snow finishes his reasons for declining to participate in last … Continue reading
Yesterday, the first part of an interchange of emails between Huntley School District 158 board member Larry Snow and Huntley Education Association Spokeswoman Jen Weichle was presented. In it, Weichle lays down ground rules which prohibit opening statements and comparisons … Continue reading
I have received a series of emails between Huntley School District 158 board member Larry Snow and a representative of the Huntley Education Association. The interchange concerns whether the candidates will be able to compare and contrast their performance in … Continue reading
What kind of candidates’ forum will not allow candidates to make a comparison between their different positions in a two person race? One sponsored by the Huntley teachers union. There is a two-person election for a two-year term in Huntley … Continue reading
When a union and management works together it can pay good dividends for both sides. A lot of time this is idle talk. Not so in the Huntley school district. In fact, in Huntley you have a large contrast between … Continue reading
When a union and management works together it can pay good dividends for both sides. A lot of time this is idle talk. Not so in the Huntley school district. In fact, in Huntley you have a large contrast between … Continue reading
I wonder how many dissatisfied teachers will show up at the Huntley School District 158 Board’s Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday night. The agenda item that popped off the screen is a discussion of the $10 per month … Continue reading