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2019 SCTA Successor Contract Negotiations
2019 Negotiations Updates
December 20, 2019
We want to inform you that after sending 17 letters and offering 63 dates inviting leaders of the Sacramento City Teachers Association to engage in negotiations, earlier today the District requested to the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) that impasse be declared. A bargaining impasse occurs when two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and cannot find resolution. Click here to read the District鈥檚 statement about requesting PERB鈥檚 assistance.
The District will continue to update you on the latest information related to negotiations.
For more, or to read past negotiations updates, please visit our negotiations updates page.
Thank you.
December 11, 2019
On Monday, December 9th, the District again reached out to
leaders of the Sacramento City Teachers Association requesting to
commence negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement that
expired on June 30, 2019. In its letter, the District submitted
to SCTA leaders the remaining proposals to the collective
bargaining agreement articles that had previously sunshined.
Click here to read the District鈥檚 letter.
Commencing contract negotiations as soon as possible is critical
to fixing the fiscal health of the District. In a State Audit
Report of the District that was released yesterday, the State
Auditor stated 鈥淪acramento Unified鈥檚 options for reducing ongoing
expenses without engaging in labor negotiations are limited and
unlikely to prove successful in addressing its precarious
financial situation.鈥� .
We will continue to keep you updated on the latest developments
related to contract negotiations. For more information and to
read past negotiations updates, visit our negotiations updates page.
Thank you.
December 9, 2019
On Monday, December 9th, the District reached out to leaders of
the Sacramento City Teachers Association requesting to commence
negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement that expired
on June 30, 2019. In its letter, the District submitted to SCTA
leaders the remaining proposals to the collective bargaining
agreement articles that had previously sunshined. Click here to
read the letter.
Commencing contract negotiations as soon as possible is critical
to fixing the fiscal health of the District. In a State Audit
Report of the District that was released yesterday, the State
Auditor stated 鈥淪acramento Unified鈥檚 options for reducing ongoing
expenses without engaging in labor negotiations are limited and
unlikely to prove successful in addressing its precarious
financial situation.鈥� Click here to read the Auditor鈥檚 full
report.
We will continue to keep you updated on the latest developments
related to contract negotiations. For more information and to
read past negotiations updates, visit our negotiations
updates page. Thank you.
October 17, 2019
Earlier today the District reached out to leaders of the Sacramento City Teachers Association requesting to commence contract negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement that expired on June 30, 2019. Click here to read the full letter to SCTA leaders.
We will continue to keep you updated on the latest developments related to contract negotiations. For more information and to read past negotiations updates, visit our negotiations updates page. Thank you.
October 3, 2019
Earlier today the District reached out to leaders of the Sacramento City Teachers Association requesting to commence contract negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement that expired on June 30, 2019. Click here to read the full letter to SCTA leaders.
We will continue to keep you updated on the latest developments related to contract negotiations. For more information and to read past negotiations updates, visit our negotiations updates page. Thank you.
September 26, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders this letter in response to staffing concerns raised by SCTA.
September 23, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders this letter in response to reports that SCTA leaders are directing employees not to administer the District-wide assessments for the 2019-20 school year. .
September 12, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders this letter regarding the implementation of district-wide assessments to ensure all students are provided with educational programs that meet their individual needs.
September 3, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders this letter notifying them about the implementation of district-wide assessments.
August 23, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders this letter once again inviting SCTA leaders to begin contract negotiations.
August 16, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders this letter stating that the District does not believe any of the prior issues articulated by SCTA leaders are actually unresolved or impediments to beginning negotiations.
August 2, 2019
The District submitted its initial proposal to SCTA leaders and requested round the clock negotiations to resolve its labor dispute with SCTA and reduce the budget deficit. Click here to read the cover letter to SCTA leaders.
June 20, 2019
The District sent this correspondence to SCTA leaders once again requesting a date to meet to commence successor contract negotiations. Since November 9, 2018 the District has sent 9 letters offering 34 dates to commence negotiations. SCTA leaders have not accepted any of the District鈥檚 offered dates and have refused to commence successor contract negotiations for the 2019-20 school year. Click here to see all 9 previous letters the District has sent to SCTA leaders.
June 13, 2019
The District sent this correspondence to SCTA leadership urging them once again to commence contract negotiations and offering more dates to meet.
June 3, 2019
The District sent this correspondence to SCTA leadership indicating that voluntary rate decreases by HealthNet due to market forces do not equate to savings that can be used to create new certificated positions per the SCTA-麻豆果冻传媒 collective bargaining agreement section 13.1.1. The District鈥檚 letter was in response to this email and this messenger sent out by SCTA to its members, stating the opposite.
May 28, 2019
The District sent this correspondence to SCTA leadership in response to SCTA leadership declining the District鈥檚 offer to add health plan options that could help the District save money on health insurance without changing the structure of benefits.
May 23, 2019
The District sent to SCTA leadership stating that the District has paid $266,500 to the non-profit CECHCR, for the purpose of implementing the promised health savings per the 2016-19 SCTA-麻豆果冻传媒 collective bargaining agreement. The District reiterated its request that SCTA leaders follow through on the actions SCTA is required to take in order to implement the health cost savings that the District is paying CECHCR to implement.
May 21, 2019
Since November 2018, the District has been requesting SCTA leaders commence successor contract negotiations. Below are links to correspondence with various District requests related to negotiations and contract disputes.
2016-2017 District and United Professional Educators (UPE) Reach Agreement on Final Contract聽
In our effort to make investments to provide students with an equal opportunity to graduate with the greatest number of postsecondary choices from the widest array of options, we are pleased to share that at the September 7th Board of Education meeting, the Board voted unanimously in support of ratifying a three-year agreement with United Professional Educators鈥攁 critical labor partner in helping us work toward our goals for improving student achievement.
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