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June 12, 2026
- Jun 12
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Happy Friday! We are SO close to the end of another school year! In case you missed it, AEA and APS reached a Tentative Agreement on the Support Unit Collective Bargaining Unit. Congratulations and thank you to the teams on both sides.
SUPPORT STAFF NEWS!
Please join us at the School Board meeting on 6/18!
Collective Bargaining Update (June 10, 2026)
I am pleased to announce that AEA and APS reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on the Support Unit Collective Bargaining Agreement!
Please see our Contract Ratification Procedures below and a link to the tentative agreement.
Link to Tentative Agreement: Resources | Arlington Education Association (Please scroll down on the linked web page to see the TA). Please see TA Highlights below.
Voting will take place at the AEA office from 10-6 on Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday, June 17.
AEA will host a general meeting of support staff to review the tentative agreement. The meeting will take place virtually on Monday, June 15 at 5:30. Please use the link to join.
Contract Ratification Procedures
The purpose of this section is to establish clear procedures for voting on the ratification of both the Certified employees and Classified Employees contracts by the Arlington Education Association (AEA).
Article I: Voting Eligibility
1.1 Active members of the AEA shall be eligible to participate in the voting process for contract ratification.
1.2 Eligible voters are active members of AEA and members of their respective bargaining units. Eligible voters must have been AEA members for at least 30 days prior to voting.
Article II: Notice of Ratification Vote
2.1 The date, time, and method of the Ratification vote shall be set by the AEA President.
2.2 Members shall be notified of the date(s) of the ratification vote as soon as possible after reaching a tentative agreement.
2.3 The tentative agreement and ratification procedures will be sent to members prior to the ratification vote.
2.4 Prior to the vote, AEA will host a general meeting (in person or virtually) to review the tentative agreement.
Article III: Conducting the Vote
3.1 The ratification vote will be conducted by secret ballot, in person or electronically, as determined by the AEA President. Voting may be held at multiple sites. Classified employees and Certified employees will have separate ballots.
3.2 Each eligible voter shall be entitled to cast one vote on the ratification of the contract. Absentee ballots and/or proxy ballots will not be provided. Accommodations will be made for those with disabilities.
3.3 The contract shall be considered ratified if it receives approval by a simple majority vote. A simple majority is defined as more than half of the eligible votes cast in favor of ratification.
Article IV: Amendments
4.1 Ratification procedures may be amended by a majority vote of the AEA Delegate Assembly.
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