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Tentative Agreement Reached

Manatee Education Association to Push for Clarification of ‘Financial Urgency’
March 4, 2009 - Earlier this week, the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission ruled against MEA in its unfair labor practice charge against the Manatee School District. The decision means that, for now, the 1% pay cut that the district imposed on school district employees in August will remain in place.
Recommended Order Issued - PERC Yet to Rule
Bradenton, FL- On December 3, 2008, Hearing Officer Jack Ruby issued a recommended order in the Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) filed by the Manatee Education Association (MEA) against the Manatee County School Board. The subject of the ULP was an allegation that the School Board improperly invoked financial urgency in an effort to expedite bargaining and criticized MEA’s action in negotiations.
Additional ULP Charges Filed
Click on the following links to read the ULP charges MEA filed regarding Health Insurance and the Office of Professional Standards (OPS).
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School Board Votes to Unilaterally Change Employees' Health Insurance Benefits
PERC Sets Hearing Date in ULP Charge
PERC Agrees To Hear Unfair Labor Charge
Click here to read Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC)’s Notice of Sufficiency.