Letter to the Hon. Tom Moore, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, and the Hon. Philip Berger, President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate - Legislators Should Stay and Negotiate Teacher Pay

Letter

Speaker Moore and Senator Berger:

As you know time is running out on this latest legislative session and our teachers, school personnel and other educators have yet to receive a meaningful raise. I write to reiterate my hope to negotiate with you a stand-alone conference report addressing salaries.

Our teachers and school personnel are working hard in advance of the holiday season without knowing if or when they will receive a much-needed salary increase. We can do the right thing and pass and sign a bipartisan bill to do more than the minimal pay package I vetoed last week. To recap, my compromise offer over the next two years is 8.5% for teachers, 5% for non-certified school personnel, 4% for community colleges, 5% for university employees subject to the human resources act.

We can recognize the important work of educators by working together to pass a bipartisan conference report that will strengthen our schools, universities and community colleges.

Please feel free to contact me directly or my Legislative Director, Lee Lilley, on how we can move forward before time runs out.

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