Bargaining Update November 4, 2025

November 4, the DTA Bargaining team came prepared to negotiate

On November 4th, the bargaining team for Dublin Teachers Association came prepared to make counters on four articles including Work Day, Technology, Job Shares, and Leaves on the condition that DUSD management make serious offers on Salary, Fringe and Class Size. Unfortunately, DTA believes that there has been no meaningful movement on our members’ priorities or on what our students deserve. Remaining at the table under these circumstances would not have been a productive use of time, as the chances of reaching an agreement between proposals so far apart were next to zero.

Today, management proposed a change to how salary increases would be calculated, tying raises to a narrow band of revenues instead of overall district revenue growth. This would amount to an ongoing pay cut as inflation continues to rise. Worse yet, they want to delay raises until April each year and pay them retroactively, essentially giving themselves an interest-free loan with money that should be going to educators.

Management also offered no additional coverage for healthcare benefits. Educators who can’t keep themselves and their families healthy cannot be at their best for students. Additionally, management has not made a counterproposal on DTA’s proposed Class Size or Caseload reductions, and their fiscal analysis shows no funding allocated for these student supports.

Finally, management rejected DTA’s proposals to strengthen grievance rights for educators, rolled back existing protections, and turned down proposals that could have saved the district money, funds that could otherwise be used to create smaller class sizes, reduce caseloads, or maintain salaries that would ensure the best educators for our students.