CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County School Board Thursday night approved two contracts, one for licensed and the other for unlicensed employees, as the first ever under the county’s new collective bargaining ordinance the Board of Supervisors passed in April 2024.
“We are thrilled for our employees to finally have meaningful changes in their wages, benefits, and working conditions that were entirely based on their wants and needs,” Albemarle Education Association President Mary McIntyre told Cville Right Now. “Albemarle County is one of the largest employers in the area, so our new contracts will have a positive impact on the entire community.”
McIntyre was a public commenter during the meeting, granted an exception to speak for five minutes instead of the customary three, because she was speaking for a number of people and groups…