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Reader Question on Westford Teacher Step Increases
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One reader asked us recently why Westford's teachers have not gotten step increases, a contractual raise found in most school districts based on tenure, since the teachers' contract expired earlier this year, even though other parts of the contract were still being observed. We asked both sides on the issue this question, and here's what they said. School Committee "The teachers' contract expired on August 31, 2011, and any wage increases, including "step" increases are subject to negotiation. Needless to say, raises can never be presumed, especially in these difficult economic times. The teachers' negotiating team declined the School Committtee's offers to continue bargaining in July and August before the expiration date of the contract…
Thomas Pickersgill
9:06 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2013
If next year's Contract negotiations is another railroad job by the SC, I forsee WPS teachers working to rule from day one.... No more laying down to get assaulted from behind more ›