Unionville cuts offer to teachers, cites state aid cuts
Follows Gov. Corbett’s call for pay freeze by offering no raise in current year
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Although it appears some progress had been made in the ongoing contract talks between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers, the district has pulled a previous offer from the negotiating table, based on a deal proposed by a state...
Deal reached in Unionville teachers’ continuing education rules
Takes one major issue off the table in the ongoing talks between the district and its teachers
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The first concrete sign of progress in the ongoing talks between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers union came when the two sides agreed on new rules about what courses teachers can take and from which educational institutions...
Teacher contract talks resume after second rejection of fact-finder’s report
Structure and health care plans seen as major hurdle to new deal
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
PENNSBURY — And so the negotiations continue.
After district teachers rejected for a second time the framework of a proposed settlement offered by a state mediator, contract talks between the Unionville-Chads Ford School District and its teachers resumed Tuesday.
Although both sides have...
Unionville board to teachers: please reconsider
Board members ask teachers union to rethink rejection of fact-finder’s report
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education seemed to have one message for its teachers Monday night: please reconsider.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association’s rank-and-file members voted down a proposed settlement to the year-long talks...
Unionville teachers reject fact-finding report
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association voted to reject the a teachers’ contract settlement proposal offer by a state-appointed mediator — a fact-finding process request initiated by the teachers’ union — as the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board voted unanimously to accept the terms of the proposal, Monday night.
Although...
A sneak peek at Santa’s list for Unionville
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
It’s the time of the year for wish lists and as we close in on Christmas — I thought I’d offer a few peeks in what I suspect might be on some local school and elected officials lists for Santa Claus.
For our local elected state legislators: Chris Ross (R-East Marlborough), Steve Barrar (R-Upper Chichester) and Sen. Dominic Pileggi (R-Chester): the wisdom...
Teachers’ request for non-binding arbitration gets OK
40-day process by state-appointed ‘fact-finder’ will create new settlement proposal by end of January
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association — the teachers union — has asked for a form of non-binding arbitration to break the currently stalled negotiations for a new contract between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and...
Progress seen in Unionville teacher talks
Sources say talks more productive, as students, parents express worries about potential strike
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — After a stormy start, negotiations between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers union are said to be moving in a productive direction, with the pace of meetings picking up and progress being made toward a new agreement,...
Finding the middle ground: making gray the new black
Black and white mentality needs to give way to compromise, consensus
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
I was driving down Route 52 the other day and a passel of abandoned campaign signs prompted me to start thinking about what, if any, conclusions, one should draw from the recent election results and how it applies to life around here.
Yes, it’s obvious that people are angry, frustrated...
Surrendering reason for the sake of a headline and greed