A side letter in the new labor contract between Fresno Unified School District and the Fresno Teachers Association calls for a joint study of potential ballot measures — including a parcel tax — to help the district "reduce class sizes, improve student achievement and enhance programs that expand the learning...
It Took All Hands on Deck to Avoid Fresno Unified Teachers' Strike
The inevitable question after intense and protracted labor negotiations is, who won? The cut-and-paste answer also is predictable: everyone. The losers say it to save face. The winners — recognizing that there will be more contract battles in coming years — smartly refrain from rubbing the losers' noses in the...
It Took All Hands on Deck to Avoid Fresno Unified Teachers' Strike
The inevitable question after intense and protracted labor negotiations is, who won? The cut-and-paste answer also is predictable: everyone. The losers say it to save face. The winners — recognizing that there will be more contract battles in coming years — smartly refrain from rubbing the losers' noses in the...
UPDATE: Strike Avoided! Teachers & Fresno Unified Agree on Contract
Multiple sources told GV Wire on Wednesday morning that Fresno Unified leaders and the Fresno Teachers Association have struck a deal on a new three-year contract. Negotiators for both sides worked until 5 a.m. to get the deal done, and to avoid the district's first teachers strike since 1978. A...
UPDATE: Strike Avoided! Teachers & Fresno Unified Agree on Contract
Multiple sources told GV Wire on Wednesday morning that Fresno Unified leaders and the Fresno Teachers Association have struck a deal on a new three-year contract. Negotiators for both sides worked until 5 a.m. to get the deal done, and to avoid the district's first teachers strike since 1978. A...
Fresno Teachers Strike? It's a Crying Shame If It Happens
It's easy for both sides in contract negotiations to draw hard lines when the deadline is far away. But when it gets down to crunch time, the tenor can change. A huge question enters the room: Do we really want to endure the costs — not to mention the hard feelings...
Fresno Teachers Strike? It's a Crying Shame If It Happens
It's easy for both sides in contract negotiations to draw hard lines when the deadline is far away. But when it gets down to crunch time, the tenor can change. A huge question enters the room: Do we really want to endure the costs — not to mention the hard feelings...
Chamber Of Commerce Business Grade Grates Council Conservative
The Fresno Chamber of Commerce released its 2017 Legislative Report Card on Thursday, grading local and state politicians on they matched up with the Chamber’s goals. Political wisdom suggests that the more conservative members would be more business-friendly, thus receive a higher score. Not on the Fresno City Council. Two...
Chamber Of Commerce Business Grade Grates Council Conservative
The Fresno Chamber of Commerce released its 2017 Legislative Report Card on Thursday, grading local and state politicians on they matched up with the Chamber’s goals. Political wisdom suggests that the more conservative members would be more business-friendly, thus receive a higher score. Not on the Fresno City Council. Two...