Burlington Education Association
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Burlington Teachers’ Statement on Negotiations
BURLINGTON – Fran Brock, a Burlington High School history teacher who serves as the president of the Burlington Education Association, issued the following statement responding to the school board’s invitation to resume contract talks: “We are pleased that the board indicated…
Read MoreHundreds of BEA Members Ask for a Settled Contract
This afternoon, 300 members of the BEA and community allies participated in an informational picket. Participants continued to ask the Burlington Board of School Commissioners to come back to the table and bargain with our community’s teachers. Participants called for…
Read MoreVPR: Contract Bridge
VPR commentator Rich Nadworny discusses the imposition crisis in Burlington. http://digital.vpr.net/post/nadworny-contract-bridge#stream/0
Read MoreBurlington Progressive Party Supports Teachers in Contract Negotiations
This is a press release from the Burlington Vermont Progressive Steering Committee. BURLINGTON – A statement from the Burlington Progressive Steering Committee was released today, recognizing the difficult work of the school board but ultimately disagreeing with their decision to impose…
Read MoreBurlington Teachers Formally Reject Imposed Working Conditions
As the union’s members decide next steps, the Burlington Education Association urges the board to drop imposition and return to the table and settle BURLINGTON – The men and women who teach Burlington’s children today unanimously voted to reject last week’s…
Read MoreBurlington School Board Chooses Chaos Over Settlement
Board’s decision to impose working conditions instead of reaching a settlement throws decades of collaboration with district’s teachers aside BURLINGTON – The Burlington School Board’s decision to end bargaining and move to impose working conditions means they have chosen division, chaos…
Read MoreWatch President Fran Brock and Chief Negotiator Bob Church the Course to a Contract
BEA President Fran Brock and Chief Negotiator Bob Church appeared on the Burlington Free Press’ The Table program on September 8th. Brock and Church spoke about the pathway to settlement, the lack of budgetary transparency and to urge the Burlington…
Read MoreBEA President Fran Brock’s Statement to the Burlington School Board
Good evening. I am Fran Brock, a history teacher at Burlington High School and president of the Burlington Education Association. We have been trying to settle a one-year contract for this year for more than a year. This process started…
Read MoreMessage to Members
As you should know from our emails, your 10-minute meetings, and your regular visits to the Burlington Education Association web page, the negotiating teams will sit down on Monday afternoon for another session with a mediator. I have encouraged our negotiators to…
Read MoreBEA Offers Course to Contract (Updated 9/14/16)
BEA President Fran Brock and Chief Negotiator Bob Church appeared on the Burlington Free Press’ The Table program on September 8th. Brock and Church spoke about the pathway to settlement, the lack of budgetary transparency and to urge the Burlington…
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