The union, which represents 13,000 teachers, counselors, nurses, secretaries and other school workers across 216 district schools, agreed to a one-year contract extension.
The school district and the teachers union have tentatively agreed to a one-year contract extension to its current collective bargaining agreement. The current contract would have expired on Aug. 31.
The union represents 13,000 teachers, counselors, nurses, secretaries and other school workers across 216 district schools.
“This agreement, settled more than six months before the expiration of our current CBA (collective bargaining agreement), is a forward-thinking down payment on a long-term commitment to ensuring that our schools are fully staffed with qualified teachers and support staff,” said Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry T. Jordan in a statement.
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“Amidst a precipitous decline in teaching certifications issued in Pennsylvania and a real challenge in filling vacancies, this tentative agreement seeks to stem this tide in two significant ways: recognizing the impact of the educators who are currently doing the work, through a pay increase, bonus, and scheduled step increases and increasing our district’s competitiveness in hiring new employees through higher wages,” he said.
The one-year deal will give union members a 5% salary increase in September and a retention and re-engagement bonus of $1,200 to be paid in June 2024. For members who work at schools that are hard to staff, they will receive a $2,500 bonus in June 2024 and September 2025.
The agreement will also have Superintendent Tony Watlington meet with the union’s president to discuss the progress of the district’s strategic plan.
