AFT Seattle will begin negotiations with the SCCD on Friday, February 24^th.   The faculty negotiations team has been chosen, and there are plenty of opportunities to support the team.  See full article for details.

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We wanted you to know that we have been meeting with administration on a regular basis (every other week) to negotiate our successor agreement. But what’s really significant is that we are bargaining in a collaborative setting. What this means is that the tone at the table is very professional, and we tend to discuss issues rather than argue over them. In this way, we believe we can be more productive. We are hopeful that as long as we can continue to communicate on this level, the more that we can achieve and the faster we can reach a tentative agreement.

So far we have had two formal negotiation sessions. During both sessions, the parties have agreed to modify contract language - in some instances to clarify language and in others to improve on our first contract. We will continue to meet every other Wednesday until we reach a settlement.

Please make every effort to attend membership meetings as we need to stay connected. And many thanks to the members who gave us suggestions for bargaining.

Also ,we wanted to mention that we appreciate administration’s cooperation by giving us the release time needed to come to the bargaining table as well as prepare for our sessions at team meetings.

We will strive to update this message on a regular basis, so please check the website at least once a month for any news.

Your Negotiating Team

Lynne Cottelli & Chris DeMilia

Save the dates April 20-21 for the AFTNJ Convention at the Seaview in Galloway Township.
See http://aftnj.org/calendar/ ( for more Union and Education events.

Other Dates:


June 5th - NJ Primary Election (includes Presidential & US Senate)

July 27-30 - AFT Convention, Detroit, MI

November 6th - General Election Day

Save the dates April 20-21 for the AFTNJ Convention at the Seaview in Galloway Township.
See http://aftnj.org/calendar/ ( for more Union and Education events.

Other Dates:


June 5th - NJ Primary Election (includes Presidential & US Senate)

July 27-30 - AFT Convention, Detroit, MI

November 6th - General Election Day

Save the dates April 20-21 for the AFTNJ Convention at the Seaview in Galloway Township.
See http://aftnj.org/calendar/ ( for more Union and Education events.

Other Dates:


June 5th - NJ Primary Election (includes Presidential & US Senate)

July 27-30 - AFT Convention, Detroit, MI

November 6th - General Election Day

Save the dates April 20-21 for the AFTNJ Convention at the Seaview in Galloway Township.
See http://aftnj.org/calendar/ ( for more Union and Education events.

Other Dates:


June 5th - NJ Primary Election (includes Presidential & US Senate)

July 27-30 - AFT Convention, Detroit, MI

November 6th - General Election Day