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CTA PRESIDENT FILES A LEVEL III GRIEVANCE
 

At the Association Representative meeting on November 5th an issue involving the January 2, 2008 pay day was reported. CTA contacted the County with the potential contract violation the next day.  By contract, paydays falling during a holiday time will be paid out by the last duty day prior to the holiday.

On November 16, the County requested a waiver.

At a subsequent meeting on December 6, the President and the CTA members of the CBLT requested the County will provide 10-month teachers with their payment prior to the Winter Break.

On December 7, the administration then forwarded an attachment to their original request for a waiver to the CTA Board of Directors.

On December 10, the President advised the Board members to turn down the County's waiver.

In a memo dated December 11 from Tonya Godley, Director of Payroll Services, we were advised that the administration could not comply with the request to honor the contract.

In response, the CTA President, on behalf of the members, filed a Level III grievance with the Labor Relations Department.

As of this writing we are awaiting a reply from the ELC.

Please be aware, teachers should expect direct deposits on December 19, 2007, and January 2, 2008. We anticipate a successful resolution to the grievance that will have an impact on the 2008 holiday paycheck schedules.

Sincerely,

Mike