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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Unit B - Directors facilitating Asst. Supt. Meetings
As a reult of a grievance filed by NBEA, Directors will no longer be required to facilitate Assistant Superintendent meetings.
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Yeah for the directors!!! Thats great! What's happening with the grievance about the academic coaches doing unit B duties. Are we making any progress there?
Way to go Unit B. I'm hearing a certain middle school principal who is tight with the Supt. (trip together) is being eyed to take over NBHS at the end of this school year. I'm also told the Supt. has already begun the countdown to when her contract ends, i.e. "only 19 to go."
Exactly who filed a grievance about the above "coaches doing Unit B work"? Was it Unit B or was it Unit A? Are the coaches complaining about what they are being asked to do or are the former instructonal supervisors doing the complaining?
It really doesnt matter who files. What matters is it is a violation of the contract. If its unit A being askied to do Unit B duties they should be compensated. If central admin is just going to keep adding duties without proper conpensation its a problem for all of us--A and B!
If it doesn't matter which Unit filed the grievance, then why isn't the question being answered? "The contract is being violated" tells me nothing. Which contract? A or B? ".....they should be compensated." Where does it say that in the Unit A or Unit B contracts? If anything, the remedy would be to immediately halt the violation.
I think some attention should be given to the rash of teachers going before the administration for unprofessional comments and conduct unbecoming a professional. I also think if that certain middle school principal was to come to NBHS she would be eaten alive. I also think the Supt. should be counting down since the odds of her contract being renewed are 1 in 100. I also think our union officials, both A and B do an excellent job of representing the respective members. I think.....therefore I am.
In response to the person(s) asking about a grievance filed on behalf of the coaches doing Unit B work. There has not been any complaint officially filed by any Unit A member regarding this issue. In order for a grievance to be filed, an individual needs to bring his/her concerns to the Association with a particular item of the contract that they feel was violated. At that point, the grievance committee determines if it is truly a violation of the contract and asks said person if they want to file a grievance. It is that member who decides if he/she would like to proceed according to the language in Article 26 of the contract. Whenever possible, we do try to file class action grievances, to try and alleviate anxieties of individuals, but in any instance, we need someone to "step up to the plate" and proceed with the grievance process. I hope this clears any confusion and if there is a member who has felt their contract has been violated, please contact the NBEA office.
Ditto for Unit B. No one has come forth and asked for a grievance to be filed nor officially contacted us as to a violation of the Unit B contract. We encourage our members to contact us if they know of contractual violations. The most I can make of the inferences is that a principal was asking the coaches to do something they were not supposed to be doing. When we became aware of it a call was placed to the principal and the action stopped. There was no need to file a grievance because our request was honored. If you know of something we need to be made aware of please call the union office.
Why is there a conflict between Unit A and Unit B? If Unit A teachers and coachers want to earn their credentials and step up to the plate thy may. Cooperation and collaboration build strength.
Thank you to the representatives of Unit A and B respectively for clearing up this matter. This is the point I was trying to make in asking who filed the grievance. Apparently it "doesn't matter who filed the grievance...." since no one filed it. There should be a requirement of at least having some knowledge of what is going on before posting on this site. Also, do you really think we the readers can't figure out the motive/s of a person/persons who posts about a grievance that doesn't exist? Try another strategy former instructional supervisors.
To the last post- With the issues hanging over our heads why on earth would nipping at folks (union folks) be the focus. I came to this blog for information and what is the topic, who filed a grivence??? Are you kidding me? If things go the way it looks now there will no grievances and all this nasty stuff won't matter.
12 comments:
Yeah for the directors!!! Thats great!
What's happening with the grievance about the academic coaches doing unit B duties. Are we making any progress there?
Way to go Unit B. I'm hearing a certain middle school principal who is tight with the Supt. (trip together) is being eyed to take over NBHS at the end of this school year. I'm also told the Supt. has already begun the countdown to when her contract ends, i.e. "only 19 to go."
Exactly who filed a grievance about the above "coaches doing Unit B work"? Was it Unit B or was it Unit A? Are the coaches complaining about what they are being asked to do or are the former instructonal supervisors doing the complaining?
It really doesnt matter who files. What matters is it is a violation of the contract. If its unit A being askied to do Unit B duties they should be compensated. If central admin is just going to keep adding duties without proper conpensation its a problem for all of us--A and B!
If it doesn't matter which Unit filed the grievance, then why isn't the question being answered?
"The contract is being violated" tells me nothing. Which contract? A or B? ".....they should be compensated." Where does it say that in the Unit A or Unit B contracts? If anything, the remedy would be to immediately halt the violation.
I think some attention should be given to the rash of teachers going before the administration for unprofessional comments and conduct unbecoming a professional.
I also think if that certain middle school principal was to come to NBHS she would be eaten alive.
I also think the Supt. should be counting down since the odds of her contract being renewed are 1 in 100.
I also think our union officials, both A and B do an excellent job of representing the respective members.
I think.....therefore I am.
I heard it was unit A that filed. However both contracts are being violated.
In response to the person(s) asking about a grievance filed on behalf of the coaches doing Unit B work. There has not been any complaint officially filed by any Unit A member regarding this issue. In order for a grievance to be filed, an individual needs to bring his/her concerns to the Association with a particular item of the contract that they feel was violated. At that point, the grievance committee determines if it is truly a violation of the contract and asks said person if they want to file a grievance. It is that member who decides if he/she would like to proceed according to the language in Article 26 of the contract. Whenever possible, we do try to file class action grievances, to try and alleviate anxieties of individuals, but in any instance, we need someone to "step up to the plate" and proceed with the grievance process. I hope this clears any confusion and if there is a member who has felt their contract has been violated, please contact the NBEA office.
Ditto for Unit B. No one has come forth and asked for a grievance to be filed nor officially contacted us as to a violation of the Unit B contract. We encourage our members to contact us if they know of contractual violations. The most I can make of the inferences is that a principal was asking the coaches to do something they were not supposed to be doing. When we became aware of it a call was placed to the principal and the action stopped. There was no need to file a grievance because our request was honored. If you know of something we need to be made aware of please call the union office.
Why is there a conflict between Unit A and Unit B? If Unit A teachers and coachers want to earn their credentials and step up to the plate thy may. Cooperation and collaboration build strength.
Thank you to the representatives of Unit A and B respectively for clearing up this matter. This is the point I was trying to make in asking who filed the grievance. Apparently it "doesn't matter who filed the grievance...." since no one filed it. There should be a requirement of at least having some knowledge of what is going on before posting on this site. Also, do you really think we the readers can't figure out the motive/s of a person/persons who posts about a grievance that doesn't exist? Try another strategy former instructional supervisors.
To the last post- With the issues hanging over our heads why on earth would nipping at folks (union folks) be the focus. I came to this blog for information and what is the topic, who filed a grivence??? Are you kidding me? If things go the way it looks now there will no grievances and all this nasty stuff won't matter.
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