Bridgewater Teachers, BOE Agree To 1-Year Contract

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The Bridgewater-Raritan Education Association and the Bridgewater-Raritan Board of Education have signed a 1-year contract.

Jill Gladstone, president of the BRBOE, confirmed the agreement, which will be retroactive to July 1, 2018 when the former contract had ended due to an impasse over the issues of health care and salary.

The new 1-year contract will be in effect through July 1, 2019 to allow both sides time to work on a new 3-year contract agreement.

When asked about the details of the 1-year contract Gladstone said, "Neither party is permitted to share the details of the contract until the BREA ratifies the Memorandum of Agreement."

Jeffrey Brookner, chair of the BOE Negotiations Team, will be making a statement at the upcoming board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22 after the team meets in closed session to update the full board, Gladstone noted.

Fred Skirbst, NJEA representative for the Bridgewater-Raritan staff, did not immediately return a request from Patch for comment.

The next Board of Education meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Wade Administration Building, 836 Newmans Ln., in Bridgewater.

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