ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the successful strike vote
all bargaining updates will be located on our Strike Page.
After another marathon bargaining session between the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and DPS on Friday at the Acoma Campus, teachers and SSPs rejected vehemently the proposal DPS made in the last hour of the session, moving them another step closer to a strike. Once......
This morning, Superintendent Cordova released a bargaining update for yesterday’s session. Unfortunately, even though she claims to be different than her predecessor, she tried one of his most common tactics: pushing a misleading message. With our expiration date so close, this move is both irresponsible......
The session started out with some tension and a tentative agreement. The discussions opened up with the two teams discussing the District’s last proposal which would add between $400,000 and $600,000 into educator compensation. DCTA Chief Spokesperson Rob Gould responded by saying that the District......
Last night the DCTA Bargaining Team met for the first time with the new DPS Superintendent, Ron Cabrera amidst a packed room of teachers, SSPs, and parents who were also phone banking likely voters during breaks in the action. The DCTA Bargaining Team presented......
At last night’s public bargaining session, DPS doubled down on its proposal to reform teacher compensation by increasing one-time bonuses amid the nearly constant outcry from more than 100 educators in the room. They presented two scenarios. The first was the same proposal they......
The last time that the DCTA and DPS Bargaining Teams met, on June 21, the District gave a proposal that doubled down on one-time incentives, lowered base pay for teachers, and gave a presentation on how they had already decided to spend the $47 million......
Above: Members of the DCTA Bargaining Team review the first new proposal Denver Public Schools has delivered since November Latest district compensation proposal lacked the basics of good faith negotiations Representatives of Denver Public Schools came to the bargaining table Thursday night with......
Above: Teachers speak to reporters and solicit horn honks from passing motorists in support of increased teacher pay outside the DPS Administration Building Tom Boasberg won’t come to the bargaining table, so teachers came to him An energized and large crowd of dedicated......
Above: A DPS teacher gestures while discussing the financial challenges of teaching in the district Boasberg a no show at DCTA-DPS Bargaining Session as teachers seek clarity on district’s plan for $50 million of new DPS funding At the last compensation bargaining session......
