Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Capo Board of Trustee Agrees To Resume Negotiations With Teachers Union

Capo Board of Trustee Agrees To Resume Negotiations With Teachers Union

Capo Board Agrees To Negotiate

by MISSIONVIEJODISPATCH.COM on APRIL 20, 2010

Today the attorney for the Capo Board of Trustees wrote to the Union’s executive director, Christine Balentine, agreeing to return to negotiations. Following is the text of the letter:

Dear Ms. Balentine:

This letter is sent in response to your letter dated April 19, 2010.

Pre-conditioning a return to the bargaining table upon the acceptance of a negotiation proposal backed up by a threat of a strike constitutes, among other things, an unfair labor practice.

In any event, as previously indicated, the District is willing and prepared to return to the bargaining table to commence negotiations regarding various items, including but not limited to, “restoration language” regarding the recently