Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1480924
Bargaining Roundup Compiled by Julian Peeples EAST BAY: Locals form coalition for student success As 18 local associations across the East San Francisco Bay Area head into bargaining, educators organized a coalition to make across-the-board demands to provide students with the best opportunities for success — including the best resources, supports and class sizes, educator caseloads, and educator retention and attraction. Members from the following locals organized throughout the summer to win the best for their students at the bargaining table: Antioch Education Association, Association of Piedmont Teachers, Association of Pleasanton Teachers, Byron Teachers Association, Clayton Valley Classified Association, Clayton Valley Education Association, Contra Costa County Schools Edu- cation Association, Dublin Teachers Association, John Swett Education Association, Lafayette Education Association, Liberty Education Association, Livermore Education Association, Martinez Education Association, Mt. Diablo Education Association, Moraga Teachers Association, Orinda Education Association, Pittsburg Education Association and the San Ramon Valley Education Association. Educators from these locals are united in the belief that students are in dire need of individual attention; educators who stay in each district; and more nurses, librarians, counselors, social workers and psychologists, so that students feel safe and supported at every campus. "We all know that all California students deserve the best," said Angela Normand, CTA Board Member for District C. " That's why it is exciting to see our East Bay Coalition for Student Success working in partnership with their communities to deliver for East Bay students." CTA Board Member Angela Normand speaks at the launch of East Bay Coalition for Student Success, comprising 18 local associations. MERCED: Double-digit salary increases The 509 members of the Merced Union High School District Teachers Association are seeing double this year — double digit salary increases, that is. The local chapter that represents educators in Merced, Livingston and Atwater recently reached a settlement with Merced Union High School District that includes a 10 percent salary increase as well as COLAs of 5.48 percent and 4.04 percent in the next two out years, with language to reopen negotiations if the cost of living increases further. The settlement also includes an increase to their hourly rate of 10 percent, with a guarantee that it will increase at the same proportion as salary increases in perpetuity. The district also increased the amount it pays on health insurance by 10 percent. 44 cta.org Advocacy