2014-2017 Bargained Contract
corrected salary schedule 2014-2015.pdf
2013-2014 CPS Bargained Contract.pdf
CMNEA Bylaws updated 2 2017.doc.docx
CMNEA Grievance Form.doc
CMNEA Reimbursement Form.docx
TEACHER BARGAINED COMMITTEES-The bargained committees have submitted their recommendations which can be found at this link. Thank you to everyone who served on a committee. You did outstanding work that will benefit those in the bargaining unit and beyond. If you have questions about any of the committee work or would like to join a committee next year please contact the committee chair, Mary Grupe or Kathy Steinhoff.
2016-2017 Bargaining Updates
BARGAINING LETTERS- The Bargaining Teams for the Teachers and Parent Educators of CPS have sent their intent to bargain letters to the School Board. These letters are available on these links and will be sent to members of their unit as well. Teacher Parent Educator
Teacher Bargaining
Tentative 2017-2018 Salary Schedule- Teachers
04192017 Summary Notes
041217 Summary Notes
41217 District Counterproposal to CMNEA
CPS negotiating teams discuss salaries- Tribune 4/13/17
040317 Summary Notes
032317 Summary Notes
022717 Summary Notes.docx
022217 Summary Notes.docx
Teachers union seeks equal classloads- Tribune 2/23/2017
021517 Summary Notes.docx
Teachers union, board teams begin contract discussions- Tribune 2/16/2017
2015-2016 Bargaining Updates
TEACHER UPDATE- The tentative agreement will be presented at the RA tomorrow night for a vote of recommendation to the unit. A meeting will be held Wednesday night for anyone in the unit at Shakespeare’s West from 7-8. The unit will vote on the agreement Thursday and Friday and the results will be referred to the School Board for their approval at the School Board meeting on Monday, May 9.
Master Agreement Teachers 2016-2019
1617 Teacher Final.pdf
District, teachers union reach tentative agreement on new contract- Tribune 4/23/2016
042216 Summary & Notes.pdf
PARENT EDUCATOR BARGAINING- An agreement has been reached. Notes from the last two meetings as well as the tentative agreement are attached. (The closing in the 4.28 meeting notes are worth the read-- compelling!) The tentative agreement will be presented at the RA tomorrow night for a vote of recommendation to the unit. The unit will vote on the agreement and the results will be referred to the School Board for their approval at the School Board meeting on Monday, May 9.
Master Agreement Parent Educators 2016-17.pdf
042816_Summary and Notes.docx
042716_Summary and Notes.docx
Teacher contract negotiations suspended until after April election- Tribune 3/23/2016
Teachers union, school board teams near agreement on salary increases- Tribune 4/19/2016
TEACHERS - We are pleased to report that we have tentative agreements on all of our working conditions, which is a real victory. We are now ready to move on to the conversation about compensation. The district team has instructed us they will not discuss compensation until after the levy. Our team feels we need to continue to work toward assurances to restore the step regardless of the outcome of the levy and bond. We plan to meet March 22 at 5:00 to continue to make our case for the frozen step. Please join us. Attached are the notes from our last meeting (030816).
030816 Summary Notes.docx
CPS bargaining teams reach tentative agreements on several working conditions-Tribune 3/10/2016
PARENT EDUCATORS - The atmosphere has been positive. They have listened to our rationales and we have walked through all but compensation. They have offered one counterproposal but it did not include any language on our calendar or compensation - so basically it was just tweaking some things and offering their version of our section on “advisory." They were somewhat perplexed by our calendar and said it would take some time. We do not meet again till after the election, so at that time we plan to offer our presentation on compensation. And, we hope to get their counterproposal for calendar. Notes Our next meeting is April 6 at 7:30. Attached are the notes from our March 3 and 10th meetings (030316 & 031016)
030316 Summary and Notes_Revised 31016.docx
031016_Summary and Notes.docx
CPS teachers union urges district to address frozen salaries before election-3/3/2016 Tribune
030216 Summary Notes.docx
School board team wants CPS teacher salary discussions to wait- 3/1/2016 Tribune
2.29.district counter on working conditions.docx
022916 Summary Notes.docx
Below are the results from last week’s survey. Using the results of this survey our team notified the Board’s team that we would be dropping our proposal for Before School Year Work Days. (The bottom bar represents the frozen step.)
022916 Survey Results.jpg
CMNEA to survey members over proposal priorities- 2/24/2016 Tribune
022316 Summary Notes.docx
Second collective bargaining session focuses on teacher planning time- 2/18/2016 Tribune
021716 Summary Notes.pdf
Teacher planning time is main topic of first CPS collective bargaining session- 2/10/2016 Tribune
020916 Summary Notes.docx
Graduate students' union efforts commendable-2/9/2016 Tribune
BARGAINED COMMITTEE REPORTS Attached to this email are the committee reports from the work completed this past fall. We were pleased to have over 35 CPS employees (teachers and administrators) serving on these committees but we are hopeful to increase that number next year. The work these committees do is vital to our district and employees. Please consider joining one of these committees. In addition to summaries and recommendations, the attached reports list the dates met which can give you an idea of the commitment level. This is the link to apply to join a district bargained committee:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eadX6XdIIpbR4HS0tQQ2h766hV_6-e_oD0ecB7-AZP4/viewform?usp=send_form
2015-2016 Bargained COMMITTEE REPORTS.pdf
BARGAINING UPDATE-Attached you will find the collective bargaining proposal we will be sending to the Board's team today. We have bolded our suggested changes. They are listed as bullets as a way to compromise on the needs of both teams. CMNEA's team would like to be able to discuss the issues without getting hung up on language and the Board's team would like to see all requests in totality within the contract, before negotiating. We are hopeful that this compromise will give both teams a huge head start in negotiations. Our first negotiation session is scheduled for February 9 at Aslin at 5:00. We hope to see you there.
CMNEA Version 10 2 09 2016.pdf
BARGAINING DATES-Feb 9, 17, 18(alt), 23, 29 and March 2, 8, 17, 22, 24(alt). Please join us for a bargaining session.
BARGAINING UPDATE- December 1 is the deadline to deliver a letter notifying the board of our intent to bargain. Letters from our president, Kathy Steinhoff, our teacher bargaining chair, Mary Grupe, and our PAT bargaining chair, Kristine Smith, were delivered to Dr. Stiepleman yesterday afternoon. As members of CMNEA, we want to share those letters with you first.
Presidents Letter 2015-16
PAT Bargaining Letter 2015-16
Teacher Bargaining Letter 2015-16
2015
BARGAINED COMMITTEES - You may know that we bargained multiple committees in our last contract to address the concerns of employees. Attached please find the recommendations from these committees (Indoor Air Quality, Secure Personal Storage, School Supply, Stipends, and Compensation). Many thanks to all the people who served on these committees and the amazing collaborative work. The calendar committee and Benefits are ongoing and do not have recommendations at this time. These recommendations go to the Superintendent as stated in the contract.
2014-15 CMNEA Negotiations Letter.docx
CMNEA Bargaining Team.docx
Bargaining Letter 2014 - Google Docs.pdf
Fall 2014 Bargaining Survey Results.pdf
CMNEA and CPS Committe Reports 2014.pdf
2015 Bargaining Notes
5/12/15
Columbia Board of Education rejects union bids
5/11/15
Columbia Board of Education to consider union proposals
5/4/2015
Columbia Board of Education discusses negotiations in closed meeting
4/28/15
John Darkow Cartoon on Bargaining Sessions
School bargaining The district ought to meet
4/24/15
Columbia teachers' union still trying to negotiate, even after board vote
4/1/15
CPS Bargaining Notes 3-31.docx
March 31 Presentation from CMNEA.pdf
CMNEA team yields on salary increases, stands firm on teacher planning time
3/31/15
CPS update on the teachers’ collective bargaining process. The Snagit is slightly over 11 minutes. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B21uPL6E0RxtUXlpVkc0bzBZXzA/view?usp=sharing
Tribune Article- Video to Columbia Public Schools employees lays out district's position in collective bargaining
3/30/15
3.30.CMNEA BARGAINING UPDATE.pdf
3/16/15
031615 Summary Notes.docx
CPS negotiator: "We will not be here" for next scheduled collective bargaining session
Several people have requested information about the financial presentation made by CMNEA at the last Bargaining Session. Here is a link to that presentation: http://youtu.be/mQbeC2xZ-1s
3/12/15
Union president lashes out at school board over rejection of salary proposal
Teacher's union seeks further negotiation with Columbia Public Schools on salaries
3/10/15
031015 Summary Notes.docx
2015-03-10 Press Release re Columbia Public Schools Presents Final Proposal to Teachers %282%29 %282%29.pdf
CPS makes final proposal to teachers' union team
3/5/15
CMNEABARGAININGUPDATE3.5.2
3/3/15
CPS administrators tell teachers' union there is no money for increased salaries
2/25/15
bargaining update 2/25.15.PNG
2/20/15 Tribune Article
CPS offers counterproposal to teachers' union, but no agreement
2/18/15 notes
021815 Summary Notes.docx
2/16/15 Tribune Article
CMNEA president says teacher salary comparisons sometimes useful
2/11/15 Tribune Article
Teachers' union seeks restoration of frozen salaries, 5 percent base raise
2/10/15 notes
021015 Summary Notes.docx
1/31/15 Tribune Article
Teacher Collective Bargaining Sessions to Begin
2014 Bargaining Updates
BARGAINED COMMITTEES - You may know that we bargained multiple committees in our last contract to address the concerns of employees. Attached please find the recommendations from these committees (Indoor Air Quality, Secure Personal Storage, School Supply, Stipends, and Compensation). Many thanks to all the people who served on these committees and the amazing collaborative work. The calendar committee and Benefits are ongoing and do not have recommendations at this time. These recommendations go to the Superintendent as stated in the contract.
Compensation Committee - Google Drive.pdf
IAQ recommendations for 2014.pdf
Recommendation for Secure Personal Storage 2014.pdf
School Supply Recommendations for 2014.pdf
Stipend Recommendations Committee Working Document.pdf
Benefits and Calendar Committees.pdf
4/29/14
4/21/14
4/10/14
4/2/14
3/19/14
3/12/14
3/6/14
2/11/14
Here is a link to CMNEA members testimonials about why they belong to CMNEA
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkC_6rgz3dcyf63h4J00i0g
Compensation and Working Conditions Proposals
CMNEA Compensation and Working Conditions Proposal 2012.pdf
CMNEA Compensation and Working Conditions Proposal 2011.pdf
Here are links to the 2012 CMNEA Collective Bargaining Blitz presentations
http://youtu.be/nIc0dCswJlg
http://youtu.be/NzsiP1PbhrA
Collective Bargaining flow chart.doc
CMNEA Exclusive Rep PowerPoint Oct 2012
Here is a link for the 2011 CMNEA Collective Bargaining Blitz presentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz_3-844jcE