Timeline: Wissahickon support staff contract negotiations | Timetoast

Jan 1, 2012

Negotiations begin

Negotiations between the Wissahickon School District and the Wissahickon Education Alliance (Support) begin in January 2012, with the current contract not set to expire for six months.
Apr 3, 2012

Union requests fact-finding report

The union requested a fact-finding report April 3, with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board assigning a third-party fact-finder.
May 10, 2012

Fact-finder holds hearing

The state-appointed fact-finder identified eight key issues, and a hearing was held May 10.
May 21, 2012

Fact-finder releases report

Based on the information gathered at the May 10 hearing, the fact-finder issued a report May 21.
May 29, 2012

Wissahickon School Board rejects fact-finding report

The Wissahickon School Board unanimously rejected a third-party fact-finding report, sending contract talks between the district and the support staff union back to the negotiating table.
Jun 1, 2012

Negotiations begin

Negotiations between the Wissahickon School District and the Wissahickon Education Alliance (Support) begin in January 2012, with the current contract not set to expire until July 1, 2012.
Jun 6, 2012

Wissahickon School Board again rejects fact-finder's report

The board had to reconsider its position after the report was published by the PLRB, which it did at a special meeting June 6, and it once again voted to reject the report.
Jul 1, 2012

Contract expires

The three-year contract between the Wissahickon School District and the Wissahickon Education Alliance (Support) expired after the two sides are unable to reach an agreement in time.
Oct 22, 2012

Union announces plans to strike

After the board rejected the union's final plea to accept a fact-finding report, the union announced a strike set to begin Oct. 29.
Oct 22, 2012

Wissahickon School Board votes to seek vendors to outsource support staff services

The board approved a resolution authorizing the district to solicit vendors to provide subcontracted support services starting July 1, 2013.
Oct 25, 2012

Wissahickon remains headed toward strike

The union remains on track to strike, as the two sides have not agreed to any bargaining sessions.
Oct 26, 2012

Wissahickon School District strike averted

The Wissahickon School District and the Wissahickon Education Alliance (Support) union announce Oct. 26 the decision to cancel a strike scheduled to start Monday, Oct. 29, and the two agree to a 45-day "cooling-off period."
Nov 29, 2012

No progress made in negotiation session

The district and union meet Nov. 29 in a state-mandated negotiation session to continue talks, but no progress is made.
Dec 6, 2012

Talks continue to stall after district, union return to bargaining table

The ongoing negotiations between the Wissahickon School District and the Wissahickon Education Alliance (Support) union continued to stall despite the two sides coming back to the table Dec. 6.
Jan 15, 2013

Wissahickon, union return to table as teachers' contract looms

Contract negotiations between the Wissahickon School Board and the Wissahickon Education Alliance (Support) union continued, but a new problem arose: the district’s contract with its teachers is set to expire this year.
Mar 28, 2013

Stalemate continues in Wissahickon union contract negotiation

Both sides report no progress has been made in the contract negotiations.