Capo teachers: District offer to talk a 'sham'
By Scott Martindale/Orange County Register
Capistrano Unified trustees said Wednesday they are willing to talk over some final terms of the 10.1 percent pay cut imposed on teachers, including the possibility that the cut would not become permanent, but union leaders swiftly condemned the gesture as an attempt at “sham bargaining” just two days before teachers may authorize a strike. School board President Anna Bryson said in a letter to union leaders Wednesday that the district is willing to “begin discussions to conclude any remaining 2009-10 contract items,” although she confirmed that trustees are not reopening contract negotiations. (more...)