Wissahickon support staff contract negotiations

Negotiations begin

Jan 1, 2012

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.

Union requests fact-finding report

Apr 3, 2012

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

Fact-finder holds hearing

May 10, 2012

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

Fact-finder releases report

May 21, 2012

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

Wissahickon School Board rejects fact-finding report

May 29, 2012

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.

Negotiations begin

Jun 1, 2012

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.

Wissahickon School Board again rejects fact-finder's report

Jun 6, 2012

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.

Contract expires

Jul 1, 2012

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.

Union announces plans to strike

Oct 22, 2012

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.

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

Oct 22, 2012

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

Wissahickon remains headed toward strike

Oct 25, 2012

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

Wissahickon School District strike averted

Oct 26, 2012

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."

No progress made in negotiation session

Nov 29, 2012

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

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

Dec 6, 2012

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.

Wissahickon, union return to table as teachers' contract looms

Jan 15, 2013

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.

Stalemate continues in Wissahickon union contract negotiation

Mar 28, 2013

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