- Ј C - O f Teachers approve contract P-C School Board expected to ratify long- awaited deal last night R a i n , s n o w , t i m e . . . ...None OT them can stop Carv BY BRIAN CORBETT One down and one to go. That’s the situation with the tentative two-year deal between the Plymouth- Canton Education Association and the P- C School District. Teachers approved the contract, which includes a salary increase each of the next two years, in voting Friday and Monday. “It passed,” said PCEA President Chuck Portelli.
“The ‘no’ total was, put it this way, it was not like the last one (in 1994); the last one passed overwhelmingly.” Tom Cotner, the chief negotiator for the PCEA during bargaining sessions, said teachers approved the contract by “a fair margin.” Portelli refused to release vote totals. But a source said approximately 300 out of the 800-plus school district teachers voted against the contract. It was the most opposition to a ratified agreement, said Cotner. C a r y B l a c k c e l e b r a t e s The P-C School Board was scheduled to vote on the contract last night. Last week, P-C School Board President Mark Horvath said he anticipated approval.
A large number of teachers were expected to attend the meeting to witness the vote. 3 5 y e a r s a t P l y m o u t h P o s t O f f i c e (above) Cary Black receives a 35 year achievement award from Plymouth Postmaster Joseph Groff. Black has been on the same postal route in Plymouth for 30 of his 35 years of service. Black said he has- plans to work for a few more years before retiring (at which point you can find him watching hockey or spending time with his family). (Crier photo by Rob Kirkbride) Eight months of contract talks were brought to an end Oct. 10 when a tentative agreement was reached following a Please see pg. 2 How many carriers has Black trained over the years?
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