Bargaining Representatives

LEA Bargaining Representatives

Bargaining is the official period when the exclusive representation (the LEA) and administrators collectively negotiate the LCSC Master Contract, which affects all certified staff (LEA members and nonmembers alike). Bargaining Representatives are designated members from each building that participate in negotiating the terms of the contract permitted by the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board (IEERB), as given below:

School employers and any exclusive representative for certificated employees must collectively bargain the teachers' contract. The mandatory subjects of bargaining listed in IC 20-29-6-4 are salary, wages, and salary and wage related fringe benefits, including accident, sickness, health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement benefits, and paid time off (IC 20-28-9-11) are permitted to be bargained.  A grievance procedure is permissible.  The following items are no longer bargained:  Supplemental Payments pursuant to IC 20-28-9-1.5, Teacher performance grants pursuant to IC 20-43-10-3.5, and Increases based on teacher performance grants pursuant to IC 20-43-10-3.5.

There is no upper or lower limit to how many LEA members may join the bargaining table, but generally, there should be 1 bargaining representative from each building.