Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1449741
Bargaining Roundup Compiled by Julian Peeples EL DORADO: Using creative tactics to win Last fall, El Dorado Union High School District Faculty Asso- ciation (FA) worked hard to educate members about the need for binding arbitration and won at the bargaining table, securing bind- ing arbitration and a compounded 11.17 percent pay increase over two years. During the bargaining campaign, members engaged in creative actions like a "grade-in" protest when the administration brought a taco truck to the district to improve morale. Educators were frus- trated the district chose not to address their concerns and decided to boycott the taco truck. They raised a banner reading "Let's Taco 'Bout" and listing their issues, including more prep time and a copy room helper. In an amazing show of unity, the classified staff joined the FA, and not one member crossed the taco truck line. Educators took up a tip for the taco truck operators. El Dorado educators boycott the taco truck brought in by their district to improve morale, focusing instead on bigger issues. TRACY: Agreement on coverage pay Tracy Educators Association and the school district reached an agreement for this school year on teachers' coverage hourly pay for lack of substitute teachers. Middle and high school teachers will receive $75 an hour while ele- mentary school teachers will receive $2.50 per student taken per hour when elementary classes are split into another grade level's classrooms. 40 cta.org Advocacy