Projo 7 to 7 News Blog

By Mark Reynolds
Journal staff writer

BURRILLVILLE -- The teachers' union approved a contract proposal earlier today and the School Committee could ratify the same proposal at its meeting tonight.

The contract proposal was developed by a mediator who is trying to help both sides reach an agreement after years of prolonged contract negotiations, according to the union's spokesman, Thomas Landry.

It isn't clear how the School Committee will respond to the proposal.

Schools Supt. Steven Welford and the committee's lawyer, Benjamin Scungio, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

An item that says "possible contract ratification" is on its agenda, but the agenda also includes an item that allows the committee to meet in a closed session to discuss negotiations.

Landry declined to discuss the specifics of the proposal prior to tonight's meeting. Bruce Kogan is the mediator who developed the proposal.

The teacher's union, a unit of the National Education Association with more than 200 cardholders, has been working without a contract since Aug. 31, 2007.

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