Schools
Contract Negotiations Continue Between Lake Washington SD, LWESP
The current contract for school office professionals extends through August 31, 2020, or until a new contract is established.
Lake Washington School District has been actively engaged in bargaining with the Lake Washington Education Support Professionals (LWESP) since May 2019. To help support negotiations, the district requested mediation services from the Public Employees Relation Commission (PERC) in August.
The district and LWESP have participated in eight mediated sessions since August and have continued to exchange proposals.
On January 6, 2020, the district proposal included an average salary increase of 12.8% over three years. The LWESP provided a counter proposal on January 6 that included an average salary increase of 28.1% over three years.
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Despite current progress, LWESP notified the media on January 7 that their members voted to authorize a strike. However, RCW 41.56.123 states that classified employees, such as the LWESP, are not legally permitted to strike.
Under RCW 41.56.120, the current contract extends through August 31, 2020, or until a new contract is established.
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The district continues to approach each bargaining session in good faith and will continue to consider all reasonable proposals.
--Shannon Parthemer, LWSD -- Posted by Bob Yoder, Redmond Neighborhood Blog