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Location: District Administrative Office

The BSD and OSEA bargaining teams met for the first time on February 28. 

The teams engaged in connection activities focused on discussion of bargaining team members’ communication styles and work experience backgrounds. 

OSEA and BSD each presented focus areas for consideration. 

Both teams presented initial drafts for ground rules for consideration. After some revisions the teams agreed on ground rules for the bargaining process.  

• Ground Rules Agreement

Next session: Monday, March 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the District Administrative Office. The session will be livestreamed and recorded for later viewing.

Location: District Administrative Office

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The BSD and OSEA bargaining teams met for the second time on March 10 and exchanged initial proposals, beginning negotiations for a renewed collective bargaining agreement. 

OSEA presented an opening proposal on Article 7 Labor Management, with some wording changes and an adjustment in potential meeting participants. After a caucus, the teams signed a tentative agreement on the article as proposed by OSEA. 

The BSD team presented initial proposals on Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20 and 21. OSEA presented an initial proposal on Article 10 and a counterproposal on Article 2. 

The teams discussed and signed tentative agreements to accept Article 6 No Strike Provision, Article 14 Physical Exams, and Article 22 Personnel File, with changes only to remove gendered language. 

The teams agreed to cancel the meeting on March 17 due to schedule conflicts for OSEA. The next bargaining session will be on April 2. The session will be livestreamed and recorded for later viewing.  

Articles Exchanged:

• OSEA presented an initial proposal on Article 7.
• BSD presented initial proposals on Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 21.
• Tentative Agreement was reached on Article 7.
• OSEA presented a counter proposal on Article 2.
• OSEA presented an initial proposal on Article 10.
• BSD presented an initial proposal on Article 20.
• Tentative Agreements were reached on Articles 6, 14, and 22.

Next Session: April 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the District Administrative Office. 

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Location: BSD Administrative Office

The BSD and OSEA bargaining teams met on April 2 to continue negotiations for a renewed collective bargaining agreement. 

The BSD team presented initial proposals on Articles 9, 10, 11 and 13. OSEA presented counterproposals on Articles 20 and 21, and initial proposals on Articles 23 and 26. After a caucus, OSEA brought back a proposal on Article 10 and BSD presented Articles 2, 20, 21 and 23.

The teams discussed and signed a tentative agreement on Article 23 Court Appearances. 

The next bargaining session will be on April 18. 

Articles Exchanged:

• BSD proposals on Articles 9, 10, 11, and 13
• OSEA proposal on Articles 23, 26, 20, and 21
• OSEA counter proposal on Article 10
• BSD proposals on Articles 2, 20, 21, and 23
• TA signed on Article 23

Next session: April 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the District Administrative Office

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Location: District Administrative Office

The BSD and OSEA bargaining teams met on April 18 to continue negotiations for a renewed collective bargaining agreement. 

The OSEA team presented counterproposals on Articles 3 and 9. OSEA also suggested that Articles 15, 16 and 19 be updated with only minor housekeeping changes to pronouns and number formatting.  

BSD presented an initial proposal on Article 12 and agreed to OSEA’s April 2 proposal on Article 10. OSEA presented counterproposals on Article 12 and Article 11. 

The teams agreed on proposed changes and signed tentative agreements on Article 10 Payroll Periods & Payroll Deductions and Article 9 Transportation. 

The OSEA team shared a sense of urgency around the timeline with the health insurance open enrollment period starting on May 1, and the association’s interest in providing more confidence about potential out-of-pocket costs to employees choosing their insurance plans for next year.  

Responsive to OSEA’s request, BSD presented the district’s compensation proposal in a package of Articles 24 and 25, with salary and insurance increases in the first two years matching those agreed upon with the Beaverton Education Association and provided to teachers, licensed specialists, administrators, supervisors and confidential employees. 

The next bargaining session will be on April 28. 

Articles exchanged: 

• OSEA proposals on Articles 3 and 9
• BSD proposal on Articles 12
• OSEA proposal on Article 12 and 11
• BSD proposal of package including article 24 and 25
• Tentative Agreement on Article 9 and Article 10

Next session: April 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the District Administrative Office

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The BSD and OSEA bargaining teams met on April 28 to continue negotiations for an updated collective bargaining agreement. 

The BSD team presented initial proposals on Articles 8 and 15. OSEA presented a counterproposal on Article 13. BSD presented a counterproposal on Article 11.  

The teams will meet for the next bargaining session on May 19.  

Articles exchanged: 

• BSD proposals on Articles 8, 11 and 15
• OSEA proposal on Article 13

Next session: Monday, May 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the District Administrative Office

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The BSD and OSEA bargaining teams met on May 19 to continue negotiations for an updated collective bargaining agreement and made important progress, reaching tentative agreement on five articles including salary and insurance increases for classified employees. Reaching agreement on insurance benefits before the end of May will provide more confidence about expected out-of-pocket costs to classified employees choosing their insurance plans for next year during the May open enrollment period. 

The OSEA team opened with proposing a new article on safety and reviewing the proposed content of the article. Later the BSD team suggested provisions of a safety article might best be placed in Article 14, which currently includes only one paragraph about physical exams. The article had already been TA’d in a previous bargaining session, but it could be reopened by mutual agreement. The OSEA team agreed, with the caveat that the content of the previously agreed paragraph would not be altered.

The BSD team presented a counterproposal to the association’s previous proposal on Article 12. OSEA presented a counterproposal on Article 8. 

OSEA agreed to the district’s March 10 proposal on Article 1 Recognition, and presented a counterproposal to the district’s previous proposal on Article 2 Association Rights & Responsibilities with an additional provision regarding district committee involvement, to which the district agreed. The BSD team presented a proposal on Article 19 Rest & Meal Periods with minor housekeeping edits, and OSEA agreed. The teams signed tentative agreements on Articles 1, 2 and 19.

OSEA responded to BSD’s April 28 compensation and insurance proposal, agreeing with the district’s offer of salary and insurance increases in the first two years that match those previously agreed upon with the Beaverton Education Association and provided to teachers, licensed specialists, administrators, supervisors and confidential employees. The OSEA team proposed a financial reopener for the third year of the contract — this means salary and insurance adjustments for the third year will not be decided now, and the district and association will come together later to bargain solely about compensation and benefits for the 2027–28 school year. After a caucus, the district presented a revised proposal agreeing with the salary and insurance increases and the economic reopener, and clarifying that, as previously discussed, increases in the insurance cap would apply the month after the agreement was ratified and approved, and would not be retroactive if the agreement was approved after the start of the new fiscal and insurance year. OSEA agreed, and the bargaining chairs signed a tentative agreement on Articles 24 and 25.  

 

The next scheduled bargaining session is on Monday, June 2. The teams also agreed to additional dates to meet if needed: June 30, August 18 and August 22. 

Articles exchanged: 

• BSD proposals on Articles 12, 19, 24 and 25
• OSEA proposals on Articles 1, 2, 8, 24, 25 and X
• Tentative agreement on Article 1 Recognition 
• Tentative agreement on Article 2 Association Rights & Responsibilities 
• Tentative agreement on Article 19 Rest & Meal Periods 
• Tentative agreement on Articles 24 Group Insurance Benefits and Article 25 Compensation Provisions

Next session: Monday, June 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the District Administrative Office. 

Location: District Administrative Office

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The BSD and OSEA bargaining teams met on June 2 to continue negotiations. After agreeing on insurance benefits and salary increases in the previous session, the teams reached agreement on four additional contract articles in this meeting, leaving about 12 articles remaining to be resolved. 

The district team opened with a presentation of Articles 3, 26, 27, 16 and 18. Some questions were exchanged and answered. The district then presented two more complex articles and detailed each section and change: Article 8, on salary placement and work hours, and a reopened and revised version of Article 14 incorporating safety related topics in response to OSEA’s proposal of a new safety article in the previous session.  

OSEA presented Articles 11 and 13 as a package. The team also presented Articles 12, 15 and 17. 

BSD returned counterproposals on Articles 11 and 13.

The teams signed tentative agreements on Articles 3, 16, 26 and 27.

Articles exchanged:

• BSD proposals on Articles 3, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 26, 27
• OSEA proposals on Articles 11, 12, 13, 15, 17
• Tentative agreement on Article 3: Management Rights and Responsibilities
• Tentative agreement on Article 16: Holidays
• Tentative agreement on Article 26: Negotiation Procedure
• Tentative agreement on Article 27: Duration and Effect of Agreement

Next session: Wednesday, June 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Tumwater Middle School, 650 NW 118th Ave, Portland

 

Location: Tumwater Middle School, 650 NW 118th Ave, Portland