T/E District Details Tentative Agreement with Major Union

In a news release issued early Friday afternoon the Tredyffrin Easttown School District confirmed details of a story first reported on TE Patch by Community Matters Blogger Pattye Benson late Thursday night.

Pattye's Blog post has the details from the perspective of the TENIG (T/E Non-Instructional Group) union.

The information provided to Patch from the district Friday indicates that plans to outsource the work done by the TENIG members would be dropped.  The School District says the new contract agreement would save the district $2,333,000 over three years.  The agreement was ratified by union members Thursday night.  It must now be formally approved by the school board.  That vote is now set for 6:30 p.m. Monday, October 14 at a board meeting to be held in the Conestoga High School auditorium.

Here is the full news release from the T/E School District:

The Board of School Directors for the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District will hold a special meeting to consider and take actions regarding the ratification of a successor agreement to the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Tredyffrin/Easttown Non-instructional Group (TENIG) on Monday, October 14, 2013, 6:30 p.m in the auditorium of Conestoga High School, 200 Irish Road, Berwyn, PA. Following priority discussion and public comment  the School Board will vote on the proposed agreement.  The proposal has been recommended by the negotiating teams for each party and has been approved by the TENIG membership. The proposed agreement does not become final until a public vote by the School Board at the October 14, 2013 meeting. The proposed agreement provides for the following terms;


  *   Three Year Contract (July 1, 2014-June 30, 2017)
  *   2 % Salary Reduction in Year 1 for Custodial Employees
  *   4 % Salary Reduction in Year 1 for Secretarial, Maintenance, Security, Transportation & Food Service Employees
  *   Salary Freeze for Years 2 & 3 for all TENIG employees
  *   Employees hired after July 1, 2014 will be placed on a reduced wage scale
  *   Change to Personal Choice Medical Plan C4 F4 02 with Prescription Plan 0/25/50
  *   Annual Employee Contribution (premium share) 6% of Medical Plan
  *   All Custodial employees  are entitled to one week less of vacation than other TENIG employees in each year of the contract.
  *   Employees hired after July 1, 2014 will have reduced vacation days
  *   Separation incentive
  *   No outsourcing for any TENIG employees prior to June 27, 2017

The specific terms of proposed agreement can be found on the District's website at www.tesd.net. The estimated savings to the District from this proposed agreement are $2,333,000 over the three years of the proposed agreement.