Board denies Winthrop Education Association grievance after executive sessions

The Winthrop School Board held two executive sessions—first to consult with legal counsel and then for a labor matter—before voting to deny a grievance filed by the Winthrop Education Association. The chair moved "to deny a grievance filed by the Winthrop Education Association under the collective bargaining contract" and instructed that the board's written decision be provided to the association "within 5 days in accordance with article 23 e c 3," language taken from the meeting record.

The transcript records the board identifying the legal basis for the executive sessions (the chair cited statutory language in the motion) and then returning to open session to take action. The denial was recorded as a unanimous vote in the meeting; no public details of the grievance's substance were discussed in open session in the transcript excerpt.