Mahomet-Seymour Education Association rejects “last” contract offer from District
The Mahomet-Seymour Education Association (MSEA) has released a statement saying that in a vote cast on Tuesday evening, the union has voted to reject the school district’s “last best final offer.”
Details of that offer are not available at this time, but the union said that with 88-percent of membership in attendance, more than 82-percent of the members voted against the offer.
The union states that since April 2022, the district and MSEA have met over 20 times, meeting for several hours at a time.
The statement says, “We have successfully come to an agreement on many issues but remain apart on critical ones including adequate elementary level plan time, class size, administrator presence in the school buildings during the school day and adequate raises.”
“The fact is Mahomet-Seymour educators are facing increasing work loads every year as the district’s student population grows. Our working conditions and compensation have to keep pace,” said Cameron Zindars, MSEA spokesperson and Mahomet-Seymour High School Social Studies teacher. “Other districts around the area have successfully come to agreements this year on issues like these. We’re just looking for our district to do the same.”
Rachel Roberts, kindergarten teacher and bargaining team member added, “The growth in our student population makes adequate plan time for teachers more important than ever. We love our students and want to bring our best to meet their needs.”
The Mahomet Daily has reached out to MSEA leadership, Mahomet-Seymour board of education and Superintendent Kenny Lee for more information on the statement and offer. At this time, no additional information is available.
The MSEA says that it “remains open to negotiate with the district at any time to bring this bargain to a successful resolution.”
