Thank you!We asked for a strong Unit A showing last night—and you delivered! Tonight, the School Committee began by saying they wanted to hear from educators and acknowledged the value of our perspectives due to our daily work with students. But they ended the session by rejecting all of our … [Read more...]
June 9 Bargaining Update
Tonight the BEA and the School Committee discussed the BEA’s updated proposals for UNIT C and UNIT D. Despite the significant economic movement made by the BEA in both sets of proposals, the school committee continued to express their feeling that we are asking for too much. During the session, a … [Read more...]
June 4 Rally & Bargaining Update
June 4, 2025 Thank you to everyone who rallied with us today! The presence of 110 silent representatives made a powerful impact. The tone and response from the School Committee noticeably shifted—they finally moved on several lower-stakes proposals they had previously stalled on. Both the … [Read more...]
May 15 Bargaining Update
May 15, 2025 We went into tonight’s bargaining session prepared with full responses for both Unit D and Unit A (BSC Unit A Counter Porposals) and were optimistic that we would be able to make some significant progress tonight. Instead, we are forced to report that negotiations completely broke … [Read more...]
Bargaining Update – May 5
May 5, 2025 The Belmont School Committee shared two options for salary proposals today, both of which are constrained by their commitment to spending $1.2 million in the first year, and less in the second two years of our contracts. These proposals do not come close to a living wage for Units C or … [Read more...]