Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

Dear CEA Members:
This is your copy of the new Master Agreement between
the Columbus Board of Education and the Columbus
Education Association. We have come a long way from the
first 20-page document that was agreed to more than 30
years ago. It represents another solid step forward. Please
read it and use it for your professional and your personal
benefit.
Bargaining this contract was challenging due to the difficult
economic times in our community. We must not take
the results for granted. What has been fought for can be
taken away unless it is fought for again. This agreement
represents thousands of hours of work by the officers, representatives,
staff and bargaining team members. Also, we
must never forget the many members who sacrificed in the
past to get us to this level today. Public education and a
teacher’s livelihood are threatened as never before in the history
of our nation. However, CEA remains a bulwark
defending our local public schools.
We should be very proud of this Agreement. Even in difficult
times, we have moved forward. This contract contains
substantive language changes to improve the working conditions
for teachers and learning conditions for students. It
also maintains benefits for teachers.
A special note of thanks goes to all team members, especially
Chief Negotiator Rick Logan and Negotiations
Chairperson Deborah Huffman-Mirib. They have demonstrated
their dedication to create and to maintain a strong
Association.
In addition to the staff and leadership who contribute so
much to our success, we also owe much to the thousands of
individual members who made themselves heard throughout
the negotiations process. This united effort has produced a
contract that keeps CEA and Columbus as national leaders
in the field of education.
Any good contract must be enforced to have value. The
Board and CEA have made the commitment to support this
Agreement. Every teacher and every administrator is obligated
to enforce it.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Rhonda Johnson