Bay City Education Assocation president understands need for cuts with latest contract approval

The head of the Bay City Education Association said the concessions taken by his organization as part of a contract agreement are disappointing, but added that he understands the need for the cuts. “Do we like it? No. Do we understand it? We do,” said Rick Meeth, president of the 450-member education association. “We deal with this economic downturn that we’re in. We understand the state doesn’t have any money. We know that people are leaving the state of Michigan.” The education association approved a contract on Monday with Bay City Public Schools that reduces teacher salaries by 2.7 percent for the remainder of the school year, freezes pay and step increases and requires teachers to pay 24 percent of their health care premiums.

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