Archive for September 2017
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Forced Union Fees
Good Morning, Please see below the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’s response to the Supreme Court’s decision to take the Janus v. AFSCME case. Worker Advocate: Injustice to the Free Speech rights of public school teachers, public safety officials, and other government workers close to coming to an end Washington, DC (September 28, 2017 ) –…
Read More20170926-VT Legislators Call for Teacher Strike Ban
The latest strike in the Burlington School district last week was the last straw for some Vermont legislators. Peter Hirshfield has the story on Vermontnpr.net. The Burlington teacher strike is over, but it’s reignited a political debate that will run well into the next legislative session. Two prominent lawmakers will soon introduce legislation that would prohibit public school…
Read MoreThe Negative Correlation Between Learning and Monopoly Bargaining
David Griffith, Thomas B. Fordham Institute Senior Research and Policy Associate, has drawn a connection between student learning, teacher absenteeism and monopoly bargaining in his latest study, Teacher Absenteeism in Public and Charter Schools. . . . we also know that teachers are the single most powerful instrument that schools have to boost student learning.…
Read MoreJoe Banning and Kurt Wright Introduce No Strike Bill in Vermont
Two Vermont legislators are dissatisfied enough to do something about teacher union officials right ot call strikes in Vermont. Amy Ash Nixon has the story in the Citizen Tribune online. Two Republican legislators on Monday in a Burlington press conference announced they are working on an education bill for the upcoming session that would ban…
Read MoreBurlington Teacher Union President Confused About Meaning of Education
The Burlington, (Vermont) Education Association has been on strike since last Thursday, September 14. While garnering more than her fair share of media attention, teacher union President Fran Brock cannot seem to make up her mind as she tried to explain WHY she chose to lead a strike. Nicole Higgins DeSmet has the story in the Burlington…
Read MoreSan Juan Island Teachers End Strike
Allison Sundell and Liza Javier, KINGTV, have the story. Striking San Juan Island teachers ratified a new contract Monday afternoon, ending a four-day strike that began Friday. Classes for the school district’s approximately 750 students will resume Tuesday. San Juan Island teachers went on strike Friday, one day after the district resumed classes following summer…
Read MorePennsylvania Strike Began Today
Methacton teachers on strike: Jeannette Reyes has the story on WVPI Action News, Eagleville, PA. A stalemate in the bargaining process lead to an announcement Friday by the Methacton Education Association that its members had authorized a strike. The union represents over 400 teachers and professional staff.
Read MoreNewspaper Outlines Teacher Strike Inconveniences
The Scranton Times Tribune online has thoughtfully outlined all the consequences of a possible Abingdon Heights strike, including where teacher will picket. Staff writer Kathleen Bolus has the story. What’s the impact on seniors? Twelfth grade students applying for early admission to colleges and universities may be affected. Advanced Placement students will lose out on…
Read MorePA School District Abington Heights Strikes Today
From the Abington Heights School District website: Abington Heights (Pennsylvania) School District recognizes the importance of keeping our community informed of developments in negotiations with the teachers’ union.Abington Heights School District recognizes the importance of keeping our community informed of developments in negotiations with the teachers’ union. The strike will force the closure of all schools.…
Read MoreIowa Teacher Unions Gearing up for Decertification
Teacher union other public sector union officials are gearing up for battles as annual recertification elections take place in Iowa beginning tomorrow. Jason Noble has the story in the Des Moines Register Online. Starting Tuesday, individual bargaining units around the state — representing public school teachers, city snowplow drivers and county sheriff’s deputies, among many others —…
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