West Orange School Board Reaches Deal With Local 68 Union

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education has nailed down its second big work agreement with an employee union in a month, administrators say.

The board’s negotiation team announced Thursday that a memorandum of agreement was signed with their counterparts with Local 68, which represents custodial, transportation, maintenance and utility workers in the district.

The successor collective negotiations agreement covers the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024. Both parties will present the tentative deal and accompanying salary guides to their respective memberships for review and ratification.

“The West Orange Board of Education would like to take this opportunity to thank its custodial, transportation, maintenance and utility personnel for working collaboratively with the administration to serve the students of West Orange throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” the board said in a joint statement.

In late December, the board announced it reached a separate deal with the local teachers union for a new, five-year work agreement. The collective negotiations agreement with the West Orange Education Association will run from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2025.

• See related article: West Orange School Board, Teachers Union Reach 5-Year Deal

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