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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1971
Page
5
Boards must choose between granting scheduled pay raises and risking a federal contract issue or denying raises and risking a breach of contract suit. This avoidance-avoidance dilemma means either action could lead to legal trouble, leaving boards in a no-win situation.
Iowa educators face a split between wage freeze advocates and the Iowa State Education Association as Cedar Rapids teachers contend they are entitled to scheduled raises despite new directives. Officials grapple with contracts, presidential edicts, and conflicting OEP guidelines, leaving unanswered questions about who qualifies for increases and when pay scales apply.
In Cedar Rapids seven teachers face a pay change under a new schedule for summer school. OEP says fringe benefits like medical insurance count as wages and cannot rise during the freeze. Insurance rates increased July 1 1971 under the new salary plan, making the raise legitimate since it occurred before August 14.
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