David Mielke
Fresh Take on Mielke’s Anti-Drug Stance
Friends,
I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on the Peter Breggin Hour, and a number of you have encouraged me to share...
Teachers Union Will Back Burke and Kent
Friends,
Culver City Federation of Teachers members interviewed the three candidates for School Board on Tuesday, and they have voted to endorse Prof. Kelly Kent...
Remember Who Designed Prop. 30?
Many School Districts, including ours, have avoided layoffs and further cuts to our schools primarily because voters in California passed Prop. 30.
You will remember...
Mielke Talks Union Role in Super Hiring
Who knows best the strengths, weaknesses and needs of a school or a school district? Students? Parents? Teachers? Administrators? Support staff? Elected officials?
Everyone has a contribution to...
Lopsidedly, Teachers Union Ratifies Two-Year Contract
[Editor’s Note: An update for members from the president of the Teachers Union.] The tentative agreement between the Culver City Federation of Teachers and the School District was ratified last week. The final tally was 115 Yes, 9 No. This means that when we return to work in the fall, our salary schedule will be increased by 3 percent, and the amount CCUSD contributes to your health care premiums will increase by ...
Making History: Teachers Reach a Two-Year Agreement
Your Culver City Federation of Teachers Bargaining Team (Carmen Campos, Natalie Gualtieri, Casey Chabola, Kevin Cronin and I) reached a tentative agreement with CCUSD on Thursday afternoon. This is a two-year deal. For the '14-'15 school year, you will receive ...
How Times Have Changed – Bargaining for Next Year!
[Editor’s Note: The president of the Teachers Union dispatched the following message to his members.]Friends, One benefit of having developed a trusting partnership relationship with School District management and its School Board is that bargaining has gone from an annual adversarial battle to a collaborative process. Both teams work to achieve fair compensation as quickly as possible so that we can ...
Baby, It Was So Cold Outside, But Freezing Was Worth It
Friends, two weeks ago I had the opportunity to freeze my buns off in New York City at a four-day conference sponsored by the AFT on helping local union and school district leaders develop real, meaningful labor/management partnerships. I don't think the temperature ever got above 22 degrees! Supt. Dave LaRose and our CFT Field Rep Kevin Cronin completed our team of Culver City frostbitten participants.
Super David, President David Both Are East Coast-bound
By David Mielke. Editor’s Note: “Supt. Dave LaRose and I are off to New York next week for a conference/training for supes and local presidents,” Mr. Mielke said in a preliminary note yesterday. Below, the president of the Teachers Union explains.
Teachers Union to Vote Next Week on ‘Excellent’ Agreement
[Editor’s Note: An update from the President of the Teachers Union to members.] Your Culver City Federation of Teachers bargaining team (Carmen Campos, Casey Chabola, Natalie Gualtieri, Kevin Cronin and I) has reached a tentative agreement with CCUSD, concluding this year's negotiations. We will send you the exact language of the agreement, and we'll vote next week.
