Coatesville teachers approve strike vote; want talks to continue
District argues current offer, based on Fact Finding, is fair
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Hundreds of members of the Coatesville Area Teachers Association attended Tuesday night’s Coatesville area School District Board of Education meeting to protest being without a contract for more than a year.
CALN — The war of words over the expired Coatesville Area School District’s teachers contract...
Coatesville teachers reject fact finding report
Talks to continue, after health care, work rules prevent deal
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Close, but no cigar.
While the Coatesville Area School District Board of Education moved quickly to approve a fact finder’s report Tuesday night to resolve a long-standing contract dispute with its teachers, the district’s teachers — who had requested the report — while saying they largely...
CASD announces new pact with custodial, food workers
CALN — The Coatesville Area School District Board of Education ratified a new two-year deal for its custodial, maintenance and food service workers Tuesday night, a new pact that means custodial workers’ jobs will not be outsourced.
The new deal between the district and the Coatesville Area Federation of Educational Employees (CAFEE) ends more than a year of talks between the board and its staff,...
UCF board goes live on You Tube
Renovations, potential for full-day kindergarten and volunteer policies discussed
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Unionville Chadds Ford School District (UCFSD) Board of Education was counting down the days for the start of school while it held its work session on Monday night without any residents in attendance – only the press and some staff members. Donning a...
UCF, teachers appear far apart in contract talks
Sides sparring over benefits, salary as negotiations continue
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — New talks for a contract between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers may be more protracted and complicated than similar talks two years ago, as both sides appear to be far apart on terms for a new three-year deal to replace the pact that expires June 30.
The...
