PCS still has not countered on the article 12 salary proposal that United PCS presented during bargaining on October 12. We were disappointed not to receive an offer after two bargaining sessions, especially given that we have been in bargaining since March 2022, and this recent proposal reflected substantial reworking in response to PCS’s feedback on our initial proposal.
There has been some promising movement and feedback on articles regarding workplace issues such as: personal and sick leave flexibility, professional development scheduling, teacher workload and extra duties and communication regarding teacher FTE (full time employment) changes. We are glad to be working collaboratively with PCS on these various issues.
We have received little feedback regarding our article on parental leave, which we presented last spring. PCS rejected our initial proposal citing concerns about its financial implications, but did not propose an alternative. Given that three of the teachers who departed last year did so for reasons directly related to caring for their young children, this is an urgent issue for our school community. We hope to see movement on this soon.