Update on Contract Negotiations

We are posting here the election results for the Collective Bargaining Negotiation Committee, as well as the bargaining topics which have been selected by REA members. Richmond Public Schools (RPS) has declined to bring topics of their own to the bargaining table.

The following REA members will be responsible for negotiating the first union contract for RPS employees belonging to the bargaining unit specified:

Teacher Pay Scale Negotiation Committee Members:

Patrick Korte (HS)

Melvin Hostman (HS)

Wanda Anderson (HS)

Runner up: Tomorrow Lofton Pickens (HS Seats)

Charlotte Hayer (Department Head)

Runner Up: Summer Schultz (Department Head)

School Counselor: Bernita Williams

Melody Winters (interpreter)

Clara Bannister (Library Media Specialist)

Beth Almore (ES)

Kat Shearer (ES)

Elizabeth Jorgensen-Best (ES)

Melissa Johnston (Coordinator International Baccalaureate Program)

Kheli Morgan (ES runner up)

Anne Forrester (MS)

Stephen Straus (MS)

David Corey (MS)

Robert Regan (MS runner up)

Kiesha King (Interventionist)

Robin Keegan (Interventionist Runner Up)

Katina Harris* (REA President)

Darrell Turner* (REA Vice President)

Instructional Assistants (IAs) Negotiations Committee Members:

Kacy Mosby

Jamie Nolan

Katina Harris* (REA President)

Darrell Turner* (REA Vice President)

School Nutrition Services (SNS) Negotiations Committee Members:

Shan Lighty (Cafeteria Manager)

Yolanda Hargraves (Cafeteria Manager)

Roslyn Anderson (Cafeteria Manager)

Katina Harris* (REA President)

Darrell Turner* (REA Vice President)

Care & Safety Associates (CSA) Negotiations Committee Members:

Rosalind Moss (Zone Supervisor)

Edward Gore (Lead Associate)

Brukisha Corbin (Associate)

Joanne Ortiz (Associate)

Shondisha Hopson (Zone Supervisor)

Ronald Walters (Associate)

Katina Harris* (REA President)

Darrell Turner* (REA Vice President)

Issues for Teachers’ Pay Scale Employees, IAs, and SNS:

  1. Define additional duties/compensation for additional duties.
  2. Salary Increase.

Issues for CSAs:

  1. Salary Compression.
  2. Increase Stipend for Lead Associates.