The city’s largest teachers’ union has “overwhelmingly” ratified a three-year deal with the Fall River Public School system, with the end now in sight after a nearly yearlong negotiation process.
According to a statement from the Fall River Educators Association, the contract includes wage increases between 18% and 21% over the life of the deal, improved paid family leave benefits, safer buildings, and “guardrails designed to keep workloads manageable.”
FREA President Keith Michon and other FREA members have been lamenting a discrepancy between the Fall River and neighboring school districts, saying Fall River’s pay and conditions are not competitive.
“This new contract begins to correct that problem, and I am hopeful we will attract and retain the highly qualified educators that our students deserve,” said Michon.
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