Union Faculty Members at Erie County Technical School Push for New Contract

Union faculty members at Erie County Technical School expressed their concerns Thursday after both sides have failed to reach a contract agreement after nearly four years.

ATF Local 1589 union members attended the school's joint operating committee meeting to push for a new contract.

The two sides have been working on a new deal since 2014.

Like many other labor disputes, the bargaining teams cannot agree on salary and health care benefits. 

The school's joint operating committee last month approved a pay raise for its administrators. It amounts to 2.75 percent each year for three years.

Union president Marty Burnham told Erie News Now they hope to reach a deal with the school soon.

ATF Local 1589 represents 57 members.

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