HELENA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

HEA BARGAINING MEETING November 9, 2021 Meeting Summary: The HEA bargaining team met and discussed: Facilitators for bargaining (Max Hallfrisch, Dept. of Labor and Industry) Potential meetings beginning after January 1 (Wednesdays, 4-6p) Methods for sharing information among bargaining members (shared Google folder) Methods for member communication (HEA website) Roles for bargaining members o Jane: AA president conversations o Adam: COLA research o Joanne: historical di

Hello Members: The HEA Bargaining Team is gearing up for a new season. This year we will be bargaining our salary matrices: the teacher Steps and Lanes matrix, the teacher PCAP matrix, and the Para Educator matrix. We will be using an Interest Based Bargaining (IBB) method for this season. What that means is that we identify the issue(s), on both labor and management sides, and then we look for solutions to those issues. Obviously, we will be bargaining for an increase in