****Mendon Upton regional school district ABAs and Paras unanimously ratified a new three-year contract which included:

• Lengthening the filing period for grievances from 7 to 10 days.
• Memorializing the school work day hours at all work sites.
• Winning paid release time for the chapter leadership to attend trainings, union meetings and conferences.
• Improvements to the step raise system such as moving up the steps and scale faster.
• Three-year agreement with annual increases of 2%, 2.3% and 2.5%
• Additions to the paid bereavement coverage for aunt, uncle and first cousin.

The tentative agreement was approved by the membership with 80% support.