Press

For Immediate Release
Nov. 19, 2021

Contact:
Rosemary Boland
570-343-3911
sftlocal1147@epix.net

Janet Bass
301-502-5222
jbass@aft.org

SCRANTON, Pa.—The Scranton Federation of Teachers announced today that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Scranton School District.

For Immediate Release
Nov. 17, 2021

Contact:
Rosemary Boland
570-343-3911
sftlocal1147@epix.com

SFT’s Boland: School Leaders Playing a Nasty Game of Retribution
 

SCRANTON, Pa.—Statement by Scranton Federation of Teachers President Rosemary Boland on what happened today at the bargaining table:

Statement by Scranton Federation of Teachers President Rosemary Boland on using federal aid to pay for contract, negating need to raise taxes: “Once and for all, the Scranton Federation of Teachers has proposed a contract settlement that would not raise taxes by using federal aid that the U.S. Department of Education and both sides know is permissible. There should be no ambiguity on this issue. The chief recovery officer and her lawyer are refusing to take advantage of this funding and then ridiculously proclaiming that taxes would have to be raised to pay for the contract. This is becoming absurd. There is a nearly $60 million pot of federal funding that has been given to Scranton that can and should be used to retain educators and support teaching and learning. We need to be at the negotiating table non-stop until we have reached a fair contract. It shouldn’t have taken this long, given there is federal and state funding that the district can tap into right now. It’s time to get the students back to school.”

Media advisory for Nov. 9, 2021                                                           

Contact:
Rosemary Boland
Sftlocal1147@epix.net
570-343-3911

Janet Bass
jbass@aft.org
301-502-5222

SCRANTON, Pa.—Scranton educators continue their strike Tuesday, with Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten joining strikers on the picket lines.