December 20, 2019
We want to inform you that after sending 17
letters and offering 63 dates inviting leaders of the
Sacramento City Teachers Association to engage in negotiations,
earlier today the District requested to the California Public
Employment Relations Board (PERB) that impasse be declared. A
bargaining impasse occurs when two sides negotiating an agreement
are unable to reach an agreement and cannot find resolution.
Click here to read the District’s statement about requesting
PERB’s assistance.
The District will continue to update you on the latest
information related to negotiations.
For more, or to read past negotiations updates, please visit
our negotiations updates page.
Thank you.
December 11, 2019
On Monday, December 9th, the District again reached out to
leaders of the Sacramento City Teachers Association requesting to
commence negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement that
expired on June 30, 2019. In its letter, the District submitted
to SCTA leaders the remaining proposals to the collective
bargaining agreement articles that had previously sunshined.
Click here to read the District’s letter.
Commencing contract negotiations as soon as possible is critical
to fixing the fiscal health of the District. In a State Audit
Report of the District that was released yesterday, the State
Auditor stated “Sacramento Unified’s options for reducing ongoing
expenses without engaging in labor negotiations are limited and
unlikely to prove successful in addressing its precarious
financial situation.” .
We will continue to keep you updated on the latest developments
related to contract negotiations. For more information and to
read past negotiations updates, visit our negotiations updates page.
Thank you.
December 9, 2019
On Monday, December 9th, the District reached out to leaders of
the Sacramento City Teachers Association requesting to commence
negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement that expired
on June 30, 2019. In its letter, the District submitted to SCTA
leaders the remaining proposals to the collective bargaining
agreement articles that had previously sunshined. Click here to
read the letter.
Commencing contract negotiations as soon as possible is critical
to fixing the fiscal health of the District. In a State Audit
Report of the District that was released yesterday, the State
Auditor stated “Sacramento Unified’s options for reducing ongoing
expenses without engaging in labor negotiations are limited and
unlikely to prove successful in addressing its precarious
financial situation.” Click here to read the Auditor’s full
report.
We will continue to keep you updated on the latest developments
related to contract negotiations. For more information and to
read past negotiations updates, visit our negotiations
updates page. Thank you.
October 17, 2019
Earlier today the District reached out to leaders of the
Sacramento City Teachers Association requesting to commence
contract negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement that
expired on June 30, 2019.
Click here to read the full letter to SCTA leaders.
We will continue to keep you updated on the latest developments
related to contract negotiations. For more information and to
read past negotiations updates, visit our negotiations updates page.
Thank you.
October 3, 2019
Earlier today the District reached out to leaders of the
Sacramento City Teachers Association requesting to commence
contract negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement that
expired on June 30, 2019.
Click here to read the full letter to SCTA leaders.
We will continue to keep you updated on the latest developments
related to contract negotiations. For more information and to
read past negotiations updates, visit our negotiations updates page.
Thank you.
September 26, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders
this letter in response to staffing concerns raised by
SCTA.
September 23, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders
this letter in response to reports that SCTA leaders are
directing employees not to administer the District-wide
assessments for the 2019-20 school year. .
September 12, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders
this letter regarding the implementation of district-wide
assessments to ensure all students are provided with educational
programs that meet their individual needs.
September 3, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders
this letter notifying them about the implementation of
district-wide assessments.
August 23, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders
this letter once again inviting SCTA leaders to begin
contract negotiations.
August 16, 2019
The District sent SCTA leaders this
letter stating that the District does not believe any of
the prior issues articulated by SCTA leaders are actually
unresolved or impediments to beginning negotiations.
August 2, 2019
The District submitted its initial proposal to SCTA leaders
and requested round the clock negotiations to resolve its labor
dispute with SCTA and reduce the budget deficit.
Click here to read the cover letter to SCTA leaders.
June 20, 2019
The District sent this
correspondence to SCTA leaders once again requesting a
date to meet to commence successor contract negotiations. Since
November 9, 2018 the District has sent 9 letters offering 34
dates to commence negotiations. SCTA leaders have not accepted
any of the District’s offered dates and have refused to commence
successor contract negotiations for the 2019-20 school year.
Click here to see all 9 previous letters the District has sent to
SCTA leaders.
June 13, 2019
The District sent this
correspondence to SCTA leadership urging them once again to
commence contract negotiations and offering more dates to
meet.
June 3, 2019
The District sent
this correspondence to SCTA leadership indicating that
voluntary rate decreases by HealthNet due to market forces do not
equate to savings that can be used to create new certificated
positions per the SCTA- collective bargaining agreement
section 13.1.1. The District’s letter was in
response to
this email and
this messenger sent out by SCTA to its members, stating the
opposite.
May 28, 2019
The District sent this
correspondence to SCTA leadership in response to SCTA
leadership declining the District’s offer to add health plan
options that could help the District save money on health
insurance without changing the structure of benefits.
May 23, 2019
The District sent to SCTA leadership stating that the
District has paid $266,500 to the non-profit CECHCR, for the
purpose of implementing the promised health savings per the
2016-19 SCTA- collective bargaining agreement. The
District reiterated its request that SCTA leaders
follow through on the actions SCTA is required
to take in order to implement the health cost savings
that the District is paying CECHCR to implement.
May 21, 2019
Since November 2018, the District has been requesting SCTA
leaders commence successor contract negotiations. Below are links
to correspondence with various District requests
related to negotiations and contract disputes.