March 12, 2012 Highlights

GEA – GSD Negotiation Highlights

March 12, 2012

          List of Bargaining Team Members

GEA Pat Kasababian – Bargaining Chair Les Nakasaki Ken Tang Cathie Camacho Gloria Lopez Pat Molina (alternate) Michael Drange – ex-officio Terry Skotnes – GEA Executive Director

GSD Genaro Alarcon Michael Coughlin Mary Suzuki Robin Libby Bonifacio Bonny Garcia

            Noteworthy was the inclusion of Mr. Garcia. It has been more than a decade since the District placed their attorney at the bargaining table.

            Mr. Garcia acknowledged that historically GEA and GSD had engaged in interest based bargaining. He asked how would the parties wished to proceed.

            The District had prepared a 25 page document spelling out the specific proposals from the District as well as data comparing the Garvey District with other districts.

            GEA questioned why we were immediately abandoning interest based bargaining. In interest based bargaining, both sides speak to their interests on a subject before any options are placed on the table. Distribution of the proposal from the District violated these tenets. The District did not respond directly.

            GSD presented their updated initial bargaining proposal as well as information comparing school districts. GEA declined hearing the budget presentation from the District as all members present had heard the presentation at the March 8^th School Board Meeting.

            GEA did not make a presentation.