Parkview contract talks move to mediation

By BETH WHEELOCK ( Contact ) Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008

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WCLO's Beth Wheelock reports on the main sticking point during discussions.

Teacher contract talks in the Parkview School District are moving ahead to mediation.

Interim District Administrator Patrick Kennedy says the top issue is health insurance. The district management and school board are proposing a new type of insurance under Mercy and Dean heath care. He says teachers had signed a two-year retroactive contract in May 2007. The district and teachers began work on a new contract in November and continued through early summer. Kennedy says the district contacted a mediator and agreed to September 9 and 11 as mediation dates. If the district and teachers union can't agree during mediation they will go to arbitration. An arbitrator will examine both proposals and if a compromise can't be reached, the arbitrator will pick one.

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