UPDATED: 11/01/2022 at 7:38 PM (updates on slides 2-4)
Working Without a Contract!
Enough with the Games!
Fair. Contract. Now.
Eureka Union Teachers Association
“Working Together for Excellence”
UPDATED: 11/01/2022 at 7:38 PM
Eureka Union Teachers Association
“Working Together for Excellence”
New information on EUSD unrestricted reserves!
The additional $3 million will NOT be reflected until the 1st Interim Budget update in Dec!
Next Board Mtg is Nov. 14
UPDATED: 11/01/2022 at 7:38 PM
EUSD/EUTA Mediation starts Nov. 8.
Our next Board Mtg is Nov. 14.
Thank you for your support! Please consider speaking on behalf of your child’s teacher(s). Your words to the Board are POWERFUL.
Please consider signing the Change.org Eureka Union Parent Petition. 152 signatures so far in support of EUTA…thank you so much!
Click here for 11.01.2022 article by staff writer, Riley Reed,
(Granite Bay Today.org). Please visit our FB page, too!
Clarification:
UPDATED: 11/01/2022 at 7:38 PM
REALITY:
Placer area districts all compete for the same pool of teaching talent, regardless of funding mechanisms.
BOTTOMLINE?
EUSD wants bragging rights for excellence, but claims it cannot afford to pay for it. The community needs to know that this is an issue of MISPLACED PRIORITIES, NOT a lack of funding.
EUSD is a School District, not a BANK.
Families of EUSD, EUTA invites you to join us this evening at 5:00 pm for a virtual WebEx question & answer presentation for parents and community.
WebEx Link
New slide as of 10/14.
Contact the EUSD School Board and let them know your concerns!
Click here to take our Sept. 23rd survey!
2022-23 “CYCLE BARGAINING” UPDATE
UPDATED: 09/30/2022 at 4:40 PM
EUTA & EUSD met for a fifth round of negotiations on September 21. Unfortunately there was little movement from the district. We are currently working without a contract.
The following slides illustrate how EUTA teachers compare to the surrounding districts. The salaries on the following slides are comparing the top salary and how many years it takes to get to that top salary.
New slide as of 9/23.
RJUHSD Feeder District
- Dry Creek
Adjusted for 184 days, the top earning (24yrs)
$115,907
Settled 22-23
RJUHSD Feeder District
-Eureka Union
184 days, (24 yrs)
$98,479
current
RJUHSD Feeder District
- Roseville City
Adjusted for 184 days, the top earning (24 yrs)
$107,198
Still to settle
New Slide as of 9/23
Competing Salary Schedules - Folsom-Cordova
184 days (same), the top earning (24 yrs)
$109,743
Settled 22-23
Competing Salary Schedules - Rocklin
Adjusted for 184 days, the top earning (17 yrs)
$111,241*
*Plus 1-3% TBD
Settled 22-23
Competing Salary Schedules - Western Placer
184 days (same), the top earning (17 yrs)
$108,876
Settled 22-23
New Slide as of 9/23
Eureka Union Salary Schedule
184 days, (24/VIII)
$98,479
current
Eureka Union Salary Schedule
184 days, (24/VIII)
$106,111
7.75%
(EUSD regressive Total Comp offer, if appl to schedule)
Eureka Union Salary Schedule
184 days, (24/VIII)
$111,773
13.5%
(EUTA counter offer)
Eureka Union Salary Schedule
184 days, (24/VIII)
$108,209
9.88%
(EUSD initial Total Comp offer, if appl to schedule)
WHERE DOES EUREKA UNION STAND?
New slide as of 9/23
EUTA is seeking a settlement similar to our surrounding K-8 Districts.
So far EUTA has not been able to make substantive progress toward a settlement with EUSD.
New slide as of 9/9.
The slides that follow are the results of settling our impasse with EUSD on June 2, 2022.
–updated 06/02/2022–please see next two slides for addl info as of Summer 2022
SUMMER 2022 (slide 1 of 2)
A Little History:
Our joint agreement (incl salary, benefits, and contract language) for the 2021-22 school year was settled in May 2021. However, at any time unions have the right by law to request additional bargaining talks for anything that “impacts” our working conditions–thus the term “Impact Bargaining.” EUTA (Eureka Union Teachers Association) requested impact bargaining for additional one-time compensation for Covid back in Nov. 2021. There was a lot of literal impact on our workloads due to updated State legislation regarding mandatory independent study in the fall, complicated also by the statewide sub shortage. In fact, that sub shortage also greatly impacted our EUSD TK-3 teachers’ ability to consistently get their prep time. So, in response to our members’ growing concerns in the fall, we asked to have a formal conversation with EUSD last November (“Impact Bargaining”). To be clear, we did not “reopen” the prior year’s collective agreement; on the contrary, we were actually responding to additional demands to our workload that were newly added after the school year began.
Because our two parties were unable to come to an agreement on the one-time compensation EUTA was requesting, this led to an impasse in March and, ultimately, State mediation. Unable to reach an agreement after three sessions with the State-assigned mediator, EUTA and the District came together June 2nd and were able to amicably settle our impasse without the mediator. As you’ll hear at the Board meeting on June 13, following approval and adoption by the Trustees, EUTA members will be granted one-time compensation for our additional work this past year. We are happy to report that impact bargaining for 2021-22 is officially closed.
Fast Forward to Summer 2022:
Each year, Associations and Districts “sunshine” (“bring light to”) various articles in their joint agreements to negotiate improvements to wages, hours, and working conditions. We call this “Cycle Bargaining,” and it happens annually in all school districts. EUTA and EUSD began our cycle bargaining talks for the upcoming 2022-23 school year on May 25th. Our current contract year ends June 30th, but we intend to continue our talks at least once throughout this summer, and likely into fall. It is not uncommon for chapters to bargain “retroactively” to their prior contracted end date (in this case, July 1, 2022), regardless of when we ultimately come to an agreement.
EUTA updates its slide presentation after each of our bargaining sessions with a recap of the information. If you are reading this, you got here from our QR Code (thank you!). Unlike the District, EUTA is prohibited from using our work email to send clarifying information to parents.
EUTA appreciates your support of our teachers, our students, and our community. We are hopeful that with the generous influx of new money to support education statewide (the new budget should be adopted around June 30th), EUTA and EUSD will be able to collectively move toward more equitable salary, benefits, and working conditions in order to be competitive with our neighboring districts–ultimately, EUTA will continue its efforts to attract and retain the best teachers in Placer County for our children. EUSD has made an initial proposal, and we are currently working this summer on a counterproposal for EUSD in good faith.
We agree that the best teachers are what’s best for our kids. (end slide 2 of 2)
The slides that follow are PRIOR to settling our impasse with EUSD on June 2, 2022.
In response to the district’s negotiation update, 5/20/2022:
After impasse was declared, EUSD made us a confidential offer within the context of impasse, which is protected.
There are rules:
Confidentially of course.
FACT: EUTA teachers never asked to renegotiate 21-22. EVER. We would never do that. We asked for one-time money for Covid mitigation for 21-22. They did not like our idea but instead of a counter-proposal that they could live with, they simply ignored us, and claimed they were “insulted.”
If you were facing the same situation regarding the quality of work-life from November to the Present, what steps would you take?
FACT: EUTA teachers are in complete agreement on this statement. Actually, EUTA/EUSD jointly agreed to negotiate 2022-2023 two days prior to the District “letter.” Regular negotiations have been scheduled for Wed, May 25th since May 18.�
All we are asking is to be FAIRLY compensated for our hard work and dedication.
How can you help your child’s teacher?
https://www.facebook.com/EurekaUnionTeachers
Renee Nash, Board President - rnash@eurekausd.org
Andy Sheehy - Andrew.sheehy@sbcglobal.net
Jeff Conklin - jconklin@eurekausd.org
Tyler Holt, DDS, MS - tholt@eurekausd.org
Melissa MacDonald, PhD - mmacdonald@eurekausd.org
The last two weeks of school and COVID impact is severe !
Negotiations are at an impasse.
Here is why:
TK - 3 Prep Time
From the district’s negotiation update, 5.2.22
“The union contends that resolution of the preparation time issue is tied to an agreement on the one-time payment for 2021-2022.”
Looking Forward
We are set to meet with the district and state mediator on May 27th.
How can you help your child’s teacher?
https://www.facebook.com/EurekaUnionTeachers
Renee Nash, Board President - rnash@eurekausd.org
Andy Sheehy - Andrew.sheehy@sbcglobal.net
Jeff Conklin - jconklin@eurekausd.org
Tyler Holt, DDS, MS - tholt@eurekausd.org
Melissa MacDonald, PhD - mmacdonald@eurekausd.org