Canon-Mac teachers reject fact-finder proprosal for contract

Canon-McMillan teachers on Thursday night overwhelmingly rejected a fact-finder's contract proposal.
The school board on Thursday voted 5-4 to accept the report. But because the union rejected it, there is no contract agreement.
A press release from the Canon-Mac Education Association said the teachers were concerned about non-economic issues such as class size and clarification of involuntary transfer language.
"The proposed salary structure on the fact-finder unevenly distributes salaries over the 18-step schedule," CMEA lead negotiator Joe Grosso said in the release. "Teachers feel that a more even distribution of the same proposed schedule would have been more favorable."
Details of the report had not been made public, but because one side voted no, the fact-finder's report will be made available on the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board Web site.
Both sides must meet again within five to 10 days to reconsider the report under state law. If it is again rejected, the bargaining process will continue. The teachers have been working under the terms of the previous contract.