Bellevue teachers rally 11 a.m. Schedule update for Friday
Bellevue teachers will gather for a short rally Friday at 11 a.m. to noon at Crossroads Park in Bellevue.
We will not have regular picketing today. The rally is intended as an upbeat send-off to mark the conclusion of our second week of pickets and the start of a weekend that we hope will bring a resolution to this strike. The park, located near 164th Avenue N.E. on N.E. 8th Street, is just a few blocks east of the Crossroads Shopping Center
The district took a major step forward late last night on curriculum language, agreeing in substance to a proposal submitted by BEA about a week ago. The district also took another step ahead on compensation, sweetening its offer to 3 percent over two years, or 5 percent if BEA members agree to a three-year contract. Health insurance remained the same as in the offer voted down by members Monday, with a modest gain in year 1, but no additional change in years 2 or 3.
Our bargaining team is encouraged that the new offer signals movement in the right direction. Team members planned to study details of the district’s offer overnight before responding at the bargaining table today. Talks are scheduled to resume at noon.
This was my response:
Kindly remove me from your propaganda list. 2nd and last nice request.
It does not surprise me at all that the teachers would take yet another day off. “But they work so hard, get so little and are entitled to so much. And they care so very much about our children.”
I’m sick of the BS from Bellevue teachers and am glad that my daughter’s mother withdrew her from BSD.
You should all be ashamed of yourselves.
Joe Kennedy
Eastside Business and Eastside Life newspapers and online news site
Joe@EastsideBusinessJournal.com , Joe@TheEastsideLife.com
2 comments:
Gotta love the propaganda. Personally, if I don't hear a unanimous yes vote out of the teachers, I will go off. I've already dedicated myself to seeing what needs to be done to make this a solid and unmistakable illegal act so it doesn't happen again ever.
Admirable though Renee, but these strikes have been going on for decades. They affected our classes numerous times growing up here in Bellevue.
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