{"id":7855,"date":"2025-06-25T02:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7855"},"modified":"2025-06-25T02:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:18:41","slug":"7-hours-of-talks-still-no-agreement-between-streator-elementary-board-union-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7855","title":{"rendered":"7 hours of talks, still no agreement between Streator Elementary board, union – Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"


The Streator Elementary Board of Education announced Tuesday negotiations with the Streator Education Association aren\u2019t quite there, but it is hopeful a deal is on the horizon.\u00a0 <\/span>(Scott Anderson)
After seven hours of contract negotiations, the Streator<\/a> Elementary school board believes progress was made, while the Streator Education Association said talks didn\u2019t go as well as the board portrayed.
The Streator Education Association said it made sacrifices on wages and health insurance. In response, the board didn\u2019t budge, the union said.
\u201cThey move numbers around but they all equal the same end result,\u201d the Education Association\u2019s leadership said in a statement to Shaw Local News Network. \u201cThat result is no agreement and an increasing possibility of a strike. The board did get one part right in their Facebook post; we did try to negotiate with them for seven hours. In those seven hours, we kept giving and they kept refusing to move.
In its Facebook post, the board said an agreement wasn\u2019t quite there, but it is hopeful a deal is on the horizon.
The two sides met for more than 7 hours Tuesday in an attempt to reach a fair contract, according to the board.
\u201cWe were buoyed by the progress made at [Tuesday\u2019s] meeting,\u201d Board President Angela Risley said in a statement. \u201cThe Association seems to have a new understanding and appreciation of the financial constraints the board is operating within.\u201d
The SEA said it sent an email at 5 p.m. Tuesday: \u201cThe Association has made several concessions [Tuesday]. We are not aware of any concessions made by the Board. We attended this session to negotiate in good faith but it has not been reciprocated. Does the Board intend to allocate any more funds to the bargain than you have since your last 3.12.2025 proposal? If it is your intention to allocate more funds, we will continue to bargain today. If it is not, we will adjourn\u201d
The SEA said it received a response from the board\u2019s attorney: \u201cThere are no more funds to allocate, hence the last, best and final offer made on March 12. As we\u2019ve indicated, we are happy to reallocate money within that framework and will review any offer that you send.\u201d
\u201cThe Association will continue to work toward a settlement by negotiating a contract that restores and retains our quality employees but we cannot do it alone,\u201d the union leadership said. \u201cIf the Board negotiates, we can reach a deal. If they continue on in the way they did [Tuesday], if they continue to throw money at everyone except their teachers and support staff, we will not.\u201d
The SEA criticized the board\u2019s spending on more than $55,000 in attorney fees and on a superintendent who is leaving the district.
\u201cWe couldn\u2019t figure out, and still can\u2019t, how the Streator community [Tuesday] paid for a superintendent who is leaving her job in about three months, an attorney who charges $845 just to drive to the meeting, then another $300 an hour for her to sit there and advise them, and her sidekick attorney, yet they still couldn\u2019t come up with a single offer that got us closer to a deal,\u201d the SEA leadership said.
The board anticipates another upcoming negotiation session to receive a response to the board\u2019s latest offer.
The Streator Education Association recently gave notice of its intent to strike. The notice means that the union may strike any time beginning April 1.
The teachers and support staff union voted<\/a> in January to start the 45-day clock on a potential strike. In February, the SEA initiated the public posting process, which is a prerequisite to a strike. As part of this process, the association and the board were required to submit their public posting documents to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board.
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