New Jersey Appoints Fact Finder To Settle Ridgewood Education Labor Dispute

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A New Jersey-appointed fact finder will attempt to settle a 10-month contract dispute between the Ridgewood Board of Education and the Ridgewood Education Association in February, northjersey.com reports.

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Cecilia Levine

11/17/2015 5:00 a.m.

Meanwhile, the two parties will try to work it out on their own despite the several points of contention.

A fight over how much REA members must contribute to their health insurance premiums remains one of them, the northjersey.com story says.

A spokeswoman told northjersey.com that members pay an average of 26 percent of the cost of their health insurance premiums, which members say is too much.

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