Manchester School Board gives teachers union “Bonus Day” over contract dispute
Just before the end of the November 9, 2020 meeting of the Manchester Board of School Committee,...
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Tag: Union Contracts
Proposed Manchester teacher contract: Bad for everybody, including the teachers
In announcing the tentative agreement between the Manchester Board of School Committee and the...
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Mayor Joyce Craig and contract negotiations: A study in sabotage
Since March 2018, I have had the privilege of chairing the school board’s Special Committee on...
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School, Teacher Negotiators release details of salary proposals
Negotiators for the Manchester Board of School Committee and the Manchester Education Association...
Read MoreRead the unedited report from the fact-finder in the negotiations between the Manchester School Board and the Manchester Education Association
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE RSA 273-A:12 FACTFINDING PROCEEDING In the Matter of Factfinding for Agreement between: MANCHESTER SCHOOL BOARD, Employer -and- MANCHESTER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION a/w...
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Negotiations Committee Presentation to the Manchester School Board
This post contains the April 22, 2019 agenda for the Special Meeting of the Board of School...
Read MoreNegotiations Committee pushes back against MEA claims
The following statement was read into the record at the September 25, 2018 meeting of the Manchester Board of School Committee by Special Committee on Negotiations Chairman Richard H. Girard (R-at-Large). It was...
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On Air News Read for November 15, 2017
Senate Bill 1 9 3, the bill that allows parents to establish Education Savings Accounts for their...
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On Air News Read for September 6, 2017
The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen met last night and though it was a relatively short...
Read MoreUnion Negotiations: Commenting on Contracts and a Lack of Incentives
(Hour 2b) Rich began the segment by conveying a message from a listener, who talked about a candidate meet and greet with Ward 2 Aldermanic candidate Will Stewart. He then addressed Union negotiations, speaking about Mayor...
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Mayor Ted Gatsas on Union Contracts, Smoking Ban, New School Year, Etc.
(Hours 3b,c) Rich talked to Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas. Their discussion tackled the...
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On Air News Read for September 5, 2017
Manchester Ward Six school board candidate Jon DiPietro has released the results of a survey he...
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