Plainfield Teachers Reject Proposed Contract

Association of Plainfield Teachers (APT) members on Wednesday voted down a proposed three-year agreement with District 202, sending negotiations back to the drawing board.

The rejection came despite a tentative agreement between the district and APT representatives earlier this month. At the time, the district said it could not disclose details of the three-year agreement until it was formally approved by both APT and the board of education.

Early Thursday, APT President Dawn Bullock said the pact was voted down by about 60 percent of union members.

“Key issues are uneven student distribution among classes, workload, (middle school) schedule and overall compensation including retirement,” Bullock said in an email to Patch. She said the teachers’ team will meet next week to discuss its next steps.

“We are disappointed,” District 202 Community Relations Director Tom Hernandez said Monday.

Hernandez declined to comment further, but said there may be discussion of the failed agreement at the Board of Education’s Oct. 27 meeting.

The board is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. at the district administration center, 15732 Howard St.

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