Who Are We?
MSO (Missouri Staff Organization) is the recognized union of the associate staff who work for Missouri NEA. MPSO (Missouri Professional Staff Organization) is the recognized union of the professional staff who work for Missouri NEA. Both staff unions have a bargained contract with Missouri NEA, and that contract affords us inherent rights and responsibilities. We work hard to preserve our rights and uphold our contact language. When a violation occurs, we utilize the grievance and/or arbitration process ourlined in our contracts. These are our union rights, which we have collectively bargained.
The purpose of the MSO-MPSO Blog is to accomplish the following:
(1) Keep the members of both unions (MSO and MPSO) informed of important issues, concerns and events that affect us.
(2) Provide other interested parties a place to find more information about the staff unions' issues, concerns and events, as well as the staff unions' perspectives.
(3) Provide a forum for both members and other interested parties to share thoughts and ideas about MSO and MPSO issues, concerns and events listed on this blog.
We ask that all posts are respectful and refrain from using profanity. Thank you for your interest!
The purpose of the MSO-MPSO Blog is to accomplish the following:
(1) Keep the members of both unions (MSO and MPSO) informed of important issues, concerns and events that affect us.
(2) Provide other interested parties a place to find more information about the staff unions' issues, concerns and events, as well as the staff unions' perspectives.
(3) Provide a forum for both members and other interested parties to share thoughts and ideas about MSO and MPSO issues, concerns and events listed on this blog.
We ask that all posts are respectful and refrain from using profanity. Thank you for your interest!
Saturday, August 15, 2015
After long and careful consideration, the MSO bargaining team decided to be the bigger party and move forward with the MSO-MNEA bargaining agreement by going ahead and adding end dates to the agreed to items. We figured that we would be back at the table in the Spring and could deal with any items that we had issues with at that time. We couldn't see where there was going to be any different outcome, even if we met with the Mediator in September. We have withdrawn the ULP with the NLRB as well.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Missouri NEA Preaches and Teaches Interest Based Bargaining, But Doesn’t Trust It To Work For Them!
A federal mediator has been
called in to resolve impasse between Missouri Staff Organization (MSO) and
Missouri NEA (MNEA). At a recent bargaining session between the
two parties, agreement was reached.
However, the next day, MNEA tried to put a one year limit on the
agreed-to items. When MSO reminded them
that the two parties would be back at the bargaining table next spring, MNEA
Executive Director, Peggy Cochran, stated something to the effect of, “What if
MSO wouldn’t agree to deal with it?”
What kind of IBB does she
think is going on here? If one party has
an interest in changing something, the other party has to deal with it. Sometimes one party will not get exactly what
they originally wanted, but usually they come to a compromise that both parties
can live with. If agreement is not
reached, then impasse can be declared and a federal mediator is called in.
So, why doesn’t MNEA trust
the process? If what we agreed to at the
table is not working, we can revisit it in the Spring. However, putting time limits that were NOT
discussed at the bargaining table is unacceptable. MNEA should have some faith that the
bargaining process will deal with whatever issues may arise. This just appears to be them pitching a fit because
they are not getting their way – and they are worried they won’t get their way
in the future. MSO is frustrated over
MNEA’s regressive bargaining behavior and believes MNEA is being hypocritical.
An Unfair Labor Practice has
also been filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
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