Bargaining Status: Proposals and Responses

Stand Strong, Stay United!

Educators, we’re making progress slowly, but we’re still facing resistance to fair compensation, emoluments, and respect for your time and expertise. Justin Robinson presented on the high fund balance and how PGCPS is paying educators less than most surrounding counties. The district continues to expect unpaid labor for after-school events and offers COLA proposals that insult our profession, even as vacancies soar and administration salaries skyrocket. 

This isn’t teaching from 100 years ago. What’s happening on the ground today, your lived reality, is precisely why we presented the proposal we did. We’re fighting for a contract that reflects the demands of modern education and the respect you deserve. 

We need YOU at next week’s session. Show up and stand with your bargaining team. Let’s send a clear message: we won’t work for free, and we won’t settle for less. 

Together we win!

You can review the COLA presentation and latest proposal language below:

• COLA Presentation
• Contract Language Tracker – Fair Compensation
• Contract Language Tracker – Less Testing, Smaller Class Size and Ratios
• Contract Language Tracker – Miscellaneous Language
• Contract Language Tracker – Professional Autonomy and Educator Voice
• Contract Language Tracker – Safe Learning Environment and Supportive Work Environment
• Contract Language Tracker – Workload
• PG-PGCEA Contract Language Tracker – Rolling Master – PGCPS-05-20-25

Next Session Details 

• May 27  | Follow Up Proposals & Possible PGCPS Responses
• Bargaining Session Link | 5PM – 7PM
• Debrief Session Link | Directly after the bargaining session!

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Resources

5/13 Bargaining Session

PGCPS Updated Counterproposals 5/6

5/6 Bargaining Session

PGCPS Proposals 4/29

PGCPS Updated Counterproposals 5/6

PGCPS Planning Time Presentation

4/29 Bargaining Session

Fair Compensation

Unsustainable Workloads

Professional Autonomy and Educator Voice

Safe Learning Environment and Supportive Work Environment

Less Testing, Smaller Class Size and Ratios

Miscellaneous

PGCPS Proposals

4/22 Bargaining Session

Counterproposals

4/8 Bargaining Session

Proposals: Placement of Unit 1 Members on the Salary Schedule
Proposals: Miscellaneous

4/1 Bargaining Session

Proposals: Fair Compensation for Highly Trained Educators
Proposed COLAs for FY26-FY28
Fact Sheet: PGCPS Budget

3/25 Bargaining Session

Proposals: Less Testing More Learning

3/18 Bargaining Session

PGCPS Response: Miscellaneous
PGCPS Response: Healthy and Safe Learning Environment
PGCPS Response: Unsustainable Workloads

3/11 Bargaining Session

Healthy and Safe Learning Environment

3/4 Bargaining Session

Proposals: Miscellaneous
Proposals: Unsustainable Workloads