Press Release: School District and Teacher Union Move to Arbitration | March 1, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
Date: March 1, 2023
Subject: School District and Teacher Union Move to Arbitration - March 1, 2023
FAIRBANKS–Today, March 1, 2023, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and the Fairbanks Education Association (FEA) met with a federal mediator to review the remaining articles in the bargaining agreement.
In today’s meeting, no tentative agreements were reached between the parties through the mediation process. There are twenty (20) remaining articles in order to reach a successor agreement. The next step in the process is to coordinate a meeting with an independent arbitrator to continue the work to reach a successor agreement.
More information about the District and FEA negotiations can be found at www.k12northstar.org/Page/8358 or www.fairbankseducators.org.
Ivory McDaniel-Ilgenfritz, Chief Spokesperson (FNSBSD)
Coby Haas, Chief Spokesperson (FEA)
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For more information, please contact:
- FNSBSD: Joshua DuVall, Director of Communications, (907) 452-2000 ext 11438, joshua.duvall@k12northstar.org
- FEA: Sandra Ryan, FEA President, (907) 456-4435, fea@alaska.net