Labor Relations Hearing Postponed for School District, Teachers Union

A hearing before the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board between the and its teachers union has been postponed.

District solicitor Jack Cambest said the hearing will take place on July 12 in Pittsburgh. He declined to say why the hearing, which was originally slated for May 19, was re-scheduled.

The Moon Area Education Association announced in February that it would pursue unfair labor charges against the school district through the labor relations board as a result of a yearlong contract impasse. The union represents nearly 300 teachers, counselors and nurses in the district.

In December, the union and district took part in two nonbinding arbitration hearings in an effort to resolve the dispute between the parties. Teachers voted to approve the arbitrator's contract proposal. The board

Because the school board did not publicly vote on the arbitrator's proposal, the union contends the district is in violation of labor regulations, according to a it released.

Union members have been working under terms of a contract that expired in June of last year. The district and union have clashed over issues such as length of the workday and employee health care contributions. Teachers went on strike for 13 days in November.