2008-2010 MCEA Contract
This January, MCEA members approved the tentative agreement negotiated in December with the Board of Education. In the face of the worst economic recession in more than 50 years, the three unions in MCPS (MCEA, SEIU Local 500, and MCAASP) had agreed to renegotiate the contract. While, the agreement postpones the negotiated cost-of-living increases for next year, it preserves funding for step increases, protects health insurance premium-sharing formulas for five years, and increase the unions’ roles in budgeting and in decisions over new initiatives. The MCEA agreement also prioritizes the roll-out of online curriculum resources, including the capacity for classroom teachers to post and share lesson plans online.
More information on the settlement can be found in the MCEA Rep Assembly Briefing on the Budget & Contract Renegotiations.
Earlier this fall, MCEA requested monthly briefings from the county executive’s staff on the state of the economy. This most recent Presentation of Economic Indicators (12/8/08) provides a wealth of data on the state of the national, regional, and local economy.
Printed copies of the contract are made available to all unit members during the pre-service week. For more information see:
Contract08-10.pdf – A complete copy of the new contract.
Below is a complete list of contract items by section:
