Collective bargaining is your opportunity to have an equal voice in wages, hours and working conditions - offering the chance to make significant improvements. Tacoma EA represents all members in bargaining, grievances, and other matters relating to term and conditions of employment with Tacoma Public Schools.The length of the regular employee contract shall be one-hundred-eighty-two (182) days. When teachers submit time sheets for WA-AIM compensation, they must note the first initial and last name of the student for whom they are submitting the. Traditionally, negotiations occur in the spring and summer prior to their August 31st expiration. A member of the Washington Teachers' Union bargaining unit. Status Teachers as set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.