A tentative agreement between the Benicia Teachers’ Association (BTA) and the Benicia Unified School District offering salary increases is scheduled to be voted on at the school board’s Thursday meeting. In November, the BTA declared that it was at an impasse with the district over contract negotiations for pay raises. Bargaining teams had met for […]
BUSD, teachers union reach tentative agreement on contract negotiations
The Benicia Unified School District and the Benicia Teachers’ Association (BTA) reached a tentative agreement Friday over contract negotiations following a four-month impasse. In November, the BTA declared an impasse over salary negotiations and noted that not having a proper competitive compensation was contributing to a teacher shortage in the district. Among the issues frequently […]
Teachers, community address school board over teacher shortage
(Editor’s note: Regarding the contract negotiations, the district and Benicia Teachers’ Association reached a tentative agreement for the 2016-2017 school year at 5:12 p.m. Friday. The parties will be taking the terms of the agreement to their respective constituents for ratification. Sunday’s paper had been finished before then, so this information was not ready for […]
Supe: BUSD working to address contract negotiations
The Benicia Unified School District has been working to address contract negotiations as well as the national teacher shortage, Superintendent Charles Young said. Last week, the Benicia Teachers’ Association indicated that it was at an impasse with the district over salary negotiations and also acknowledged concerns over how America’s teacher shortage was impacting Benicia. Among […]
Benicia educators address salaries, teacher shortages at school board meeting
During the public comment portion of Thursday’s school board meeting, three Benicia Unified School District teachers took to the lectern to address concerns over salaries and teacher shortages. On its Facebook page Tuesday, the Benicia Teachers Association indicated that it was at an impasse over salary negotiations. However, wages are hardly the only concern of […]