Plainfield Teachers Union Reaches Verbal Agreement with District: President

After more than a year of negotiations, the president of the Association of Plainfield Teachers said the group has reached a tentative verbal agreement with District 202 on a new, three-year contract.

Dawn Bullock said APT representatives reached the tentative agreement with district administrators on Wednesday night.

“We are awaiting the final pieces in written form, but should receive them by Friday,” Bullock said, adding that APT has several meetings with members scheduled over the next few weeks and will host a general membership Q&A on Jan. 27.

The union is scheduled to vote on Thursday, Jan. 29. Bullock said details of the tentative agreement will be released after the vote.

Union members have been working without a contract since August. Collective bargaining negotiations began in November 2013.

In October, union members voted down a tentative agreement approved by union leadership, sending both sides back to the rawing board.

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