Negotiations Update 8.30.24

The board and the HEA mutually agreed to keep the specifics of our ongoing contract negotiations confidential. Unfortunately, HEA has chosen to share details online that are false. 

We want to clarify that both sides participated in a discussion Thursday evening. During this session, the Board team responded to the latest proposal from HEA. After the discussion, the board team requested up to 30 minutes to finalize a prepared financial package based on the conversation surrounding HEA’s latest proposal. However, HEA declined to allow the board the necessary time to finalize this important task, opting instead to end the session early.

We are disappointed that HEA was unwilling to wait and receive another financial package, which could have furthered our progress. Despite this setback, we remain committed to reaching a fair and equitable agreement.

Dates have been set for the next negotiation session, and we hope to continue our work towards a resolution at that time.