Fremont Unified District Teachers Association

FUDTA offices in Fremont California
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FUDTA Office Hours
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday

 
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Want to know more about the Tentative Agreement? We will be having an informational meeting on Tuesday, May 21 at 4pm in the FUDTA Office. 

 

Timeline for Ratification:

 

Here are the highlights of the Tentative Agreement:

http://freepdfhosting.com/ee2f62c1fd.pdf

 

Ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al:

adjective
1. marking the completion of a period of 150 years.
noun
2. a 150th anniversary or its celebration. 

This year, CTA marks 150 years of advocacy for our profession, our students and our public schools. And we will be celebrating the entire year. Coincidentally, the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) turns 100 this year.

 

Over the next year, we will explore and celebrate our past via social media, our website, our publications, and our conferences. At the same time we will set the course for our future through a new Strategic Planning Process.  It’s an exciting year, especially just coming from a successful election in which Californians demonstrated their commitment to public education by approving the first statewide tax increase in 20 years.

 

 

 

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Mediation Session #2 was another unproductive session.  Mediator determined May 17 for Session #3

 

Mediation Day #1, March 26, 2013
No Progress Made
Next Mediation session: April 15, 2013

 

Download the 2013 FUDTA Special General Election Declaration of Candidacy forms for Washington and Kennedy Attendance Area Reps here: http://freepdfhosting.com/9a5929374c.pdf

 

 

Fremont Teachers Declare Bargaining Impasse

Over Class Sizes, Salary – March 13 Protest Set 

FREMONT – When Fremont Unified School District officials refused to provide adequate proposals to lower class sizes and fairly compensate educators earlier this week, the teachers’ union declared a bargaining impasse and is starting to mobilize for a March 13 protest at the school board meeting.

 One year of negotiations have gone nowhere in this financially sound district that’s hoarding money at a level that is about five times the reserves required by the state. 

“Our students are tired of trying to learn in overcrowded classrooms and teachers are fed up with making financial sacrifices with a district that does not respect our dedication,” said teacher Brannin Dorsey, president of the 1,600-member Fremont Unified District Teachers Association (FUDTA).  “Enough is enough. Students and educators deserve better treatment than this – especially from a district with reserves like they have.” 

Dorsey said frustrations are boiling over and that a protest will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at the district’s offices, 4210 Technology Drive, Fremont, 94539. Educators will then speak out at the school board meeting at the same location. 

The FUDTA bargaining team is seeking class-size maximums of 24 students for K-3 and a staffing ratio of 27:1 for grades 7-12. The district is offering maximums of 29 in kindergarten classes, 30 for grades 1-3, and no relief for all other grades. In Fremont, class sizes are now capped at 30 for K-6 classrooms, but for middle and high schools the cap is actually only a “goal” of 30, on average. The goal is 12 for special education students, but the district wants to raise that.  High school classes routinely reach 35 students or more. Teachers have filed scores of grievances to lower class sizes. 

The 32,000-student Fremont Unified has about $30 million in reserves. Educators have taken 12 unpaid furlough days since 2009 – a pay cut of about $7.2 million. In contract talks, FUDTA is seeking a 2 percent raise on the salary schedule and a one-time 1 percent payment, and some relief for the cost of dental benefits. The district is offering a 1 percent salary increase and a one-time bonus payment of 1.75 percent, and no relief for the escalating cost of health care. 

Teachers point out how hard they worked to pass the governor’s Proposition 30 tax revenue measure in November, which will benefit the district. They also are frustrated that the district refuses to invest adequately in its educators, but is hiring consultants and new attorneys, and is planning a school bond campaign. Educators were also the driving force in passing the district’s Measure K parcel tax in 2010, which generates about $3 million a year.

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The Fremont Unified District Teachers Association is affiliated with the 325,000-member California Teachers Association and the 3.2 million-member National Education Association.

CTA Strategic Long Term Planning Survey:

 http://www.cta.org/en/About-CTA/Strategic-Long-Term-Planning.aspx

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