Clinton teachers agree to salary freeze
CLINTON — Teachers in the Clinton School District will work under a salary freeze next year, according to a contract approved this week by the union and the Clinton School Board.
The district also will switch from the Wisconsin Education Association Council insurance to a Dean and Mercy combination and Delta Dental insurance, school board President Rob McConnell said.
The changes will prevent layoffs or program cuts, according to a news release from the district.
Teachers will work under a salary freeze in the 2011-12 school year, the release states. They will get pay increases for step and lane movements, which reward teachers for the number of years worked and the continuing education received.
In the 2012-13 school year, teachers will get a 1.5 percent raise and will get lane movement but not step movement, the release states.
They will contribute the full employee share to the Wisconsin Retirement System, the release states.
Teachers will contribute 8 percent toward their health insurance next year and 10 percent the following year. They will eventually pay 12.5 percent to match what state workers will be required to pay, McConnell said.
Clinton teachers do not now contribute any money toward health insurance, he said.
The district wanted to ease into the increase in the amount teachers pay for insurance, McConnell said.
“We didn’t want to shock the teachers’ pay,” he said. “We certainly value our teachers.”
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May 30, 2011 at 10:12 p.m.
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rprp = "their is a whole lot"??? I will guess that you are not be one of them, therefore it must be a giant guess based on very little information.
May 29, 2011 at 2:05 p.m.
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And what about the administration,are they taking a freeze for all of what they do ???
May 29, 2011 at 10:20 a.m.
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And by the way - the Board has always been the one dictating the agreement in the end. They have to approve ANY contract before it can become effective. Negotiations are just that; a common agreement between administration and the union. If one is lopsided, an agreement will not be achieved. If an agreement if not achieved, there is mediation, and if mediation doesn't work, there is arbitration, where a court decides which side's offer was more fair. People who think the unions just dictate what they want don't know jack about the process.
May 29, 2011 at 10:15 a.m.
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rprp - Are you standing in line with your teaching degree in hand for that fine job teachers should just be thankful for having? I didn't think so. I fail to understand the recent attack on teachers like they are villians or something, just because they have a job and are trying their best to keep the part of the job that makes it economically attractive at all, compared to other professions requiring equal preparation. They've never been highly paid, and they provide such an honorary service to our communities. It would be nice if you would try to comment in the future with a little respect for the profession.
May 29, 2011 at 9:48 a.m.
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This sounds like the board is dictating policy and not the union. This is the way it should be. I hope the teachers appreciate the fact they have a job. Their is a whole lot of college degree people unemployed.
May 29, 2011 at 12:39 a.m.
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Hell, at the moment,health care threatens to grow to consume the entire economy of not just the United States, but most of the developed world. If you want to use your go to example of Europe, they too face rising health care costs. Check our "Penny Health Insurance" to read articles on how to save money on health insurance.
May 28, 2011 at 6:26 p.m.
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crunch_munch – I am hoping you will see this post. A week ago yesterday I made two in appropriate comments to you or about you in a post that I made regarding a string of questions that I posted for Rep. Ryan. I was wrong for making these comments and should not have made either of them. It does not represent who I am or who I should be. I sincerely apologize for making these comments and will me more careful in the future.
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