Shortly before 9pm this evening our local at Credu inked a labor-management agreement (LMA) reinstating the local’s president. After three weeks of intense negotiations under steady threat of a business-busting strike, management gave in and reinstated Larnac with all back pay. The LMA also included a return to a better, earlier shift schedule for all three teachers.

The victory comes thanks to one factor: the solidarity of the three teachers. During talks, Lori and Marc threatened strike action if Larnac were not quickly reinstated. They also offered to take pay cuts in exchange for getting him back to work. Amazingly, the pay cuts were not in today’s agreement.

The branch has not even begun to negotiate its core late-shunto/founding demands. We expect management to continue to negotiate in good faith.