​Dear Members,


Ratification for the Unit A contract will be held on May 5, 2016 at Chapman Middle School. Sign in will begin at 3:30. The approximate start time will be 3:55. 

At this time, the MOA is not posted on the Weebly site. Unfortunately, School Committee has been unable to review our final revisions to the document. I will email the membership as soon as I receive the mutually agreed upon draft. 

Please share this information with your colleagues. Less than half of Unit A members have submitted their email addresses to the Weebly site. If you know of someone who is not receiving emails, please direct them to the Weebly site. School email addresses are automatically rejected. Only personal email accounts will be added to the contact list. Thank you for sharing this information with the membership.

Regards,
Ydana Chella
WEA President

​Dear Members,


Thank you to all of the members who held signs at yesterday's mediation session. If you were there, you heard something quite different than what I am about to announce today. I am extremely pleased to say to those who stood outside that I was mistaken...

Last night, the Unit A Negotiating Team and School Committee reached a tentative agreement to settle the Unit A contract! It was a moment that I still have not wrapped my head around even today. Two years of our lives have been dedicated to this effort. I am so grateful to the negotiating team for their tenacity, patience, and sense of humor. Thank you to all of the members who took part in our Stand-In/Sign holding events at Administration and at School Committee meetings. I sincerely appreciate the time members spent creating signs and sharing their voices. 

Please continue to wear the pins. If you do not have one, please see your building representative. 

As previously planned, we will hold an informational meeting tomorrow at Hajjars Restaurant at 3:45. Since we had moved into mediation, I was legally able to update the membership. This meeting will remain as an update, it is not a ratification. We can anticipate ratifying the contract at the beginning of May. 

Regards,
Ydana Chella
Exhausted and Thankful, WEA President

Humor me...If you or someone you know made a sign, held a sign, attended a Stand-In or know a member of the negotiating team, take a moment to thank them today. Gratitude is the best gift of all. Disclaimer-If I am forgetting anyone or anything, I apologize in advance. 

​Dear Members,


Our next mediation session is Monday, April 11, 2016. It will be held at the Administration building. We are asking members to hold signs outside the building between 3:45-4:20. Please consider attending as it had an definite impact on our last bargaining session.

If you arrive around 3:30/3:45, please park in all available spots closest to Administration. This may seem like an odd request, however it will force School Committee to walk past our members and signs. 

As a reminder, the Unit A mediation update will be held on April 13, at Hajjars Restaurant,  from 3:45-5:30. I look forward to seeing you there.

Regards,
Ydana Chella
WEA President