PEA, school board negotiator talk ‘non-economic’ issues

Staff Reports PPENNSBrRv - In a 90-minute session on Monday, the chief negotiator for the Pennsbury School Board met face-to-face with negotiators for the Pennsbury Education Association (PEA).

“As a follow-up to our session held on Aug. 2T, we continued to discuss non-economic issues that were raised by the union leadership,” said attorney, Jeffrey Sultanik, the board’s chief negotiator. “For example, we reviewed language in various Memoranda of rnderstanding (MOr) that correspond with the current contract.” Sultanik added that he expects to receive revised contract language proposed by the PEA at the next scheduled negotiation session on Sept. 24. PEA

spokesperson Lucy Walter said the parties “worked at length” to incorporate past MOrs into the collective bargaining agreement.

Several Pennsbury administrators attended the session with Sultanik to answer questions if needed. They were assistant superintendent W. David Bowman, Ed.D., business administrator Daniel Rodgers, human resources director Bettie Ann Rarrick and financial services director Joanne dodzieba.

No board members attended the session.

Representing the PEA were rNISERs representative Karen Stranz and PEA President deorge Miller, along with PEA members Bev Esling, Brad Klotz and Lynn sitale. State mediator John Cairns was also in attendance.