Collective Bargaining Resources

Overview of Collective Bargaining in the United States
This document, authored by the Education Commission of the States, includes a chart that breaks down which states have collective bargaining laws, who is covered under the law, what issues are negotiable, what happens when bargaining fails, and strikes.

http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/37/48/3748.htm

Settlement Trends in Collective Bargaining Across the Nation
For a perspective on the impact of collective bargaining process on contract negotiations between school boards and teachers, click on the following links to observe data indicating settlement trends within specific states - many of which include data district by district.

Connecticut:

http://www.cabe.org/support/negotiations_services/files/RAW_T_and_A_Settlement_Data_2002.xls

Florida:

http://www.flfen.org/tar/tarept03.htm

Illinois:

http://www.isbe.net/research/pdfs/teacher_salary_study.pdf

Iowa

http://www.ia-sb.org/HumanResources/TAs/tentativeagreements.asp

Michigan:

http://www.masb.org/erin/factsandfigures_teachers_04.pdf

Minnesota:

http://www.mnmsba.org/Public/displaycontent.cfm?ScreenID=818

New Jersey:

http://www.njsba.org/labor_rel_03/index.htm (password protected)

Oregon:

http://www.osba.org/lrelatns/bargain/ksum0305.htm

Pennsylvania:

http://www.psba.org/issues-research/five-yr-2.pdf

Vermont:

http://www.vtvsba.org/nego/summ.htm and http://www.vtvsba.org/nego/spreadsheet.xls

Wisconsin

http://www.wasb.org/employee/collectiveteach.html

Goals of Collective Bargaining
These states have established goals (time, economic, language) and suggestive approaches to consider when entering into a collective bargaining session.

Connecticut:

http://www.osba.org/lrelatns/bargain/klrbees.htm

Wisconsin:

http://www.wasb.org/employee/teachers%200305.pdf

Sample Contract Language
In these links you will find sample contracts that states school board associations have posted on their websites.

Iowa:

http://www.ia-sb.org/humanresources/contracts.asp

Vermont:

http://www.vtvsba.org/nego/contracts.html

Other Information
The following links include information on other areas of the collective bargaining process that may be helpful, including health insurance, post-employment and fringe benefits and deciding whether to hire a professional negotiator.

Oregon:

http://www.osba.org/lrelatns/bargain/pronego.htm

Wisconsin:

http://www.wasb.org/employee/index.html

Collective Bargaining Services
Many state school board associations offer collective bargaining/negotiation services through their general counsel’s office and we encourage you to visit your state association’s website. To locate your state association’s website: http://www.nsba.org/site/page_micro.asp?TRACKID=&CID=69&DID=201

Non-Collective Bargaining States
Some state school board associations in states that do not have collective bargaining laws nonetheless publish information relevant to negotiating teacher contracts, especially in the area of health insurance and benefits.

Texas:

http://www.tasb.org/risk/eb/index.shtml

Virginia:

http://www.vsba.org/bdins.htm

 


 
 
Connect With NSBA