Governor Jindal may boast of victory for steamrolling a package of dubious education “reforms” through the legislature, but many now are asking: What was won, and at what cost?
Choices were made to vilify teachers. Choices were made to frame public schools as failures. Choices were made to blame the unions, the school boards, and/or anyone who dared question the governor’s agenda.
Board approves individual contracts for teachers; sends mixed signals on intent for collective bargaining contract; cuts dozens of positions. Click here to download newsletter. Click headline to read text.
As of July 31, 2012, we have had 7 negotiating sessions. We are pleased to inform you that we have made progress at each session. We are still meeting on a regular basis as well as meeting as a team in between each session.
As a side note, our unit member, John Landers, attended the national AFT Conference in Detroit this past week. We look forward to hearing about his experience at our next membership meeting in the fall.
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A news article from July 18, 2012 via LeaderNet website. Visit leadernet.aft.org for more articles about national union news.
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