As you know, Green Dot and the UFT have recently announced plans of their partnership to open a school together. I've stayed out of this one simply because I'm still in catch-up mode; I need to do more reading about it before I form a public opinion.
I was looking through their 2003-2006 contract (PDF) made availible on the EdWize website a few weeks ago, and found this nugget:
Personal property, which is to be used within the classroom for instructional
purposes, must be registered in the school office and authorized by the administrator
in charge before being brought onto the campus. All such items must be insured by
the unit member. The Board will be responsible for damages or theft to said items up
to the amount of the insurance deductible.
It brings to mind the possible permutations that could happen. Picture it, at the beginning of the school year, Dr. Homeslice is now teaching in a Green Dot school. He is setting up his room, as the Principal walks by with Green Dot founder Steve Barr on a surprise inspection.
"Dr. Homeslice, can I have a word with you?"
"Yes?"
"I noticed that you have some Garfield posters on your wall."
"Yes?"
"Did you fill out the requisite triplicate form for them in the school office?"
"Uh, no."
Steve Barr frowns.
"I see, Dr. Homeslice. You do have proof that these posters are insured, don't you?"
"Um...my insurance agent's been outta town."
"Dr. Homeslice, please report to my office immediatley and bring everything in your desk with you. You may have an AMU representative accompany you to this meeting."
Showing posts with label contract. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contract. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
As The Snow Falls: The Anchorage Saga
The arbitrator's report (PDF) came back earlier this week for the ongoing neogtiations impasse between the Anchorage Education Association and the Anchorage School District. In the beginning, both claimed that it backed up their side. It supported the administration's contention that there was not more money in the district finances to give the union the raises they wanted. It did show that the district was at the bottom of the pay scale in the region. The local NBC affiliate ran a story on it here and here. The arbitrator did say that teachers deserved more money, there is just none to be had. Here's another local affiliate's report.
The online poll was blocked by the district, after people notified administrators that teachers were using school computers to vote.
The online poll was blocked by the district, after people notified administrators that teachers were using school computers to vote.
Recently, this Opinion piece popped up about what should be done.
In a completely unrelated matters, (well, sort of) you've got to read this great post by Ms. Cornelius over at A Shrewdness of Apes.
In a completely unrelated matters, (well, sort of) you've got to read this great post by Ms. Cornelius over at A Shrewdness of Apes.
National Negotiations Update #5
This is the latest in the national negotiations update. There are currently no school districts on strike in the United States to my knowledge.
California
Everywhere-- Things still have not gotten better in California, so CFA (California Faculty Association) are beginning their strike vote on Monday. This article outlines the imapct on California Maritime Academy.
Glendale-- The school board is offering 7.58% and the teachers' union wants 12.64%. The difference is 10 million dollars.
Hayward-- Top administrators in the district recently scored a 16% raise. The teachers are being offered 3%. You do the math. The negotiations went into fact-finding this past Tuesday.
San Jose-- Berryessa teachers' union rallied at the board, and they're asking for a 8.73% COLA.
Whittier-- The School Board President said to the teachers "If you're not happy with this district then perhaps you should look elswhere" and then the teachers voted no on the board's contract offer. I think the two are completely unrelated.
Illinois
Chicago- The CTU contract is about to expire, and Ryan at CTSO has some opinions. Victor gets the inside info on the dope...or is it poop?
Round Lake-- Suburban round lake has come to an agreement with the school board after a 12 hour mediation session. This is the district mentioned in an earlier NNU where their salary schedule tops out at over $100,000. This article talks about the difficulties in the negotiation process as a result of the uniqueness of their union.
Iowa
Bettendorf-- Teachers want 15%, School Board offers 3%.
Michigan
East Lansing-- The students are so fed up with the contract impasse, they plan to stand out in front of the school 10 minutes after the last bell and wear black. The teachers have been working to the rule as a result of stalled negotiations with the board, and students feel their needs are not being met by either group. Standing out in front of the school wearing black 10 minutes after the bell rings sounds like me in high school.
Ohio
Zanesville-- Respect? Family? These are not the words used by opposite sides of the bargaining table during negotiations, but they are being used. The Zanesville Education Association and the school board may have a new contract ready to go (pending rank and file vote) four months before the old one expires.
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg-- Senate Minority Leader Robert Mellow has put a bill in the hopper to ban teachers strikes in Pennsylvania, apparently the strike-happiest state in the union.
California
Everywhere-- Things still have not gotten better in California, so CFA (California Faculty Association) are beginning their strike vote on Monday. This article outlines the imapct on California Maritime Academy.
Glendale-- The school board is offering 7.58% and the teachers' union wants 12.64%. The difference is 10 million dollars.
Hayward-- Top administrators in the district recently scored a 16% raise. The teachers are being offered 3%. You do the math. The negotiations went into fact-finding this past Tuesday.
San Jose-- Berryessa teachers' union rallied at the board, and they're asking for a 8.73% COLA.
Whittier-- The School Board President said to the teachers "If you're not happy with this district then perhaps you should look elswhere" and then the teachers voted no on the board's contract offer. I think the two are completely unrelated.
Illinois
Chicago- The CTU contract is about to expire, and Ryan at CTSO has some opinions. Victor gets the inside info on the dope...or is it poop?
Round Lake-- Suburban round lake has come to an agreement with the school board after a 12 hour mediation session. This is the district mentioned in an earlier NNU where their salary schedule tops out at over $100,000. This article talks about the difficulties in the negotiation process as a result of the uniqueness of their union.
Iowa
Bettendorf-- Teachers want 15%, School Board offers 3%.
Michigan
East Lansing-- The students are so fed up with the contract impasse, they plan to stand out in front of the school 10 minutes after the last bell and wear black. The teachers have been working to the rule as a result of stalled negotiations with the board, and students feel their needs are not being met by either group. Standing out in front of the school wearing black 10 minutes after the bell rings sounds like me in high school.
Ohio
Zanesville-- Respect? Family? These are not the words used by opposite sides of the bargaining table during negotiations, but they are being used. The Zanesville Education Association and the school board may have a new contract ready to go (pending rank and file vote) four months before the old one expires.
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg-- Senate Minority Leader Robert Mellow has put a bill in the hopper to ban teachers strikes in Pennsylvania, apparently the strike-happiest state in the union.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Architects of the UTLA victory...
This is a great LA times piece about Joel Jordan and Joshua Pechthalt, behind the scenes UTLA movers and shakers whose tactics have helped shape and create UTLA's recent victory.
Monday, February 05, 2007
"These people are very tough and look out for each other."
Says Butch Santicola, Organizing Director for the Pennsylvania State Education Association. Rochester Area School District teachers' union is on strike as of today. Talks are scheduled for tomorrow, but there's no expectation of a deal.
For the latest on teacher union strikes or negotiations, click here.
For the latest on teacher union strikes or negotiations, click here.
Friday, February 02, 2007
National Negotiations Update for the week ending 2/2/07
This is an update from the past week regarding negotiations all over the nation. My district's not negotiating this year, but all of this job action type stuff makes me want to join a march or something.
California
In at CSU (California State University) Monterey Bay, profs shouldered their pickets and marched the quad this past Wednesday. Union Librarian has more here.
San Mateo Teacher's Association picketed their schools and district office after they reached an impasse in negotiations. The district also tried to increase teachers' medical costs prior to the official reach of impasse. The union filed an unfair labor practice and won and PERB declared in favor of the teacher's union. More on the ULP/ PERB ruling here.
Indiana
West Lafayette teachers didn't think their negotiations were going well, so they put an ad out in their local paper.
Massachusetts
In Watertown, Massachusetts the teacher's union marched on their town hall. In true New England fashion, they didn't start chanting slogans or shoulder their pickets until they could see the whites of their opponents' eyes. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Michigan
In Lansing, Michigan the teachers are out in full force. They're picketing the administration building after voting down a contract proposal last week.
Pennsylvania
Negotiations are certainly going on Pennsylvania right now. There are 2 on strikewatch as we speak. This one seems to be going a bit better.
(2/4) Rochester Area School district teachers, cafeteria workers and the like will be going on strike on Monday at 12:01 AM. Read about it here. Change in plan, read more about it here.
What is up with Pennsylvania? It seems as if every district and their mother is in negotiations right now. Perhaps it's regulated by state law. Anyhow, this union in this district wants negotiations open to the public, while the school board says "No, we don't negotiate in public."
Wisconsin
Orfordville's Parkview Schools Education Association is currently working to the rule due to the fact that negotiations have failed and they have been without a contract for three years.
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In at CSU (California State University) Monterey Bay, profs shouldered their pickets and marched the quad this past Wednesday. Union Librarian has more here.
San Mateo Teacher's Association picketed their schools and district office after they reached an impasse in negotiations. The district also tried to increase teachers' medical costs prior to the official reach of impasse. The union filed an unfair labor practice and won and PERB declared in favor of the teacher's union. More on the ULP/ PERB ruling here.
Indiana
West Lafayette teachers didn't think their negotiations were going well, so they put an ad out in their local paper.
Massachusetts
In Watertown, Massachusetts the teacher's union marched on their town hall. In true New England fashion, they didn't start chanting slogans or shoulder their pickets until they could see the whites of their opponents' eyes. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Michigan
In Lansing, Michigan the teachers are out in full force. They're picketing the administration building after voting down a contract proposal last week.
Pennsylvania
Negotiations are certainly going on Pennsylvania right now. There are 2 on strikewatch as we speak. This one seems to be going a bit better.
(2/4) Rochester Area School district teachers, cafeteria workers and the like will be going on strike on Monday at 12:01 AM. Read about it here. Change in plan, read more about it here.
What is up with Pennsylvania? It seems as if every district and their mother is in negotiations right now. Perhaps it's regulated by state law. Anyhow, this union in this district wants negotiations open to the public, while the school board says "No, we don't negotiate in public."
Wisconsin
Orfordville's Parkview Schools Education Association is currently working to the rule due to the fact that negotiations have failed and they have been without a contract for three years.
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What would Phil do? WWPD?
As the little town of PUNXSUTAWNEY fades into static of post-groundhog day lamentations, the teachers will not go away. The teachers have rescheduled their strike, originally slated for yesterday to Monday, February 5th. I have made the necessary corrections on Strikewatch!
One interesting bit that I didn't know about PA law is this:
"The state education department will determine the length of the strike. State law requires the district must have 180 days of instruction by June 15."
Huh. Who woulda thunk?
One interesting bit that I didn't know about PA law is this:
"The state education department will determine the length of the strike. State law requires the district must have 180 days of instruction by June 15."
Huh. Who woulda thunk?
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Union Bouquet #9: Post Carnival Edition
For the latest on teacher union strikes or negotiations, click here.
Welcome to the 9th edition of the Union Bouquet! I hosted the last edition of the Carnival of Education and whew...that was some work. Fun, rewarding, love the traffic it's bringing to the ol' site, but it's quite a bit of work.
Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you haven't heard about the teacher contract language searchable database.
Edwize brings us the news of a Chinese teacher strike....next, pigs will fly to a recently frozen over hell. Perhaps they saw this post of mine.
Okay, so perhaps she's not necessarily a teacher, but she's still one of us. Dr. Homeslice has a crush on Ms. Solidarity Forever.
Edutheria presents for all the letter that Darren got from a CTA bigwig about California Empowerment Network. The best quote from Edutheria? "When will the public at last turn on these vile, thuggish, cynical, reactionary unions?"
Ednotes reports on the job action that has begun in LAUSD with the UTLA boycotting after school meetings and unpaid after school events. On a side note, I already got that up in the last UB, but they beat me on the possible one day Boston Teacher's Union Stike. The reason is apparently to express displeasure with the way negotiations are going. Since they've been working without a contract since August 31st, a one day strike won't violate any performance pledge in their current contract. It's interesting to note that they threatened a one-day strike in 2003 and got a contract then as well. Here is a Boston Globe article about it.
Middletown Teachers Association in Middletown, NY has a nifty website where they have a "Grievance Corner".
Texas Ed has a post that has something to do with getting rid of ineffective teachers, but I can't figure it out for the life of me.
This is probably the most well-written news article about a grievance hearing. It's also the most uh, sensational.
In West Virginia, teachers might go on strike, so the local news station resurected footage of the 1990 strike and streamed it on their site.
Mr. Chalk, a limey, explains why he hasn't joined a union in 14 years of teaching.
The Governor of Maine is all for the consolidation of 290 school districts into 26 regional districts. The Maine Education Association is all over it.
Limonada recalls going on strike....against her father, the principal of her school....when she was in third grade. Priceless.
The Detroit News slams DFT members for being elitist and sending more of their own children to private schools than the public.
Joyeous explains the Boston Teachers' Union demonstration. She should know, she took part in it.
The Metro Nashville Education Association (I did a long post about them and their briefly appointed homeschooling school board windbag-thorn-in-their-side, Kay Brooks here) is being sued by a teacher who wants to get out of the union, but can't do it until the two month window according to the bylaws open up.
Ascribe ends up on the wrong end of a grievance. A 2 year teacher, he applied for and was hired for a lucrative school newspaper gig over a 30 year veteran. The teacher thought she should have been hired because she was better qualified and grieved it. The union is supporting the grievance.
Commentary: I realize I only have one part of the story, but as long as the hiring process was followed, this 30 year vet has nothing to complain about. Yes, it sucks when you don't get hired and you think you're the best candidate for the job. I've been there before, I think we all have. Bringing the union into this is the wrong thing to do just because you think you're the best qualified one, and it's even worse that this person's local is picking up their case. Just because you're the one with the most seniority doesn't mean you're the most qualified.
By the way, don't forget to take a look at my new and exclusive feature.
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Welcome to the 9th edition of the Union Bouquet! I hosted the last edition of the Carnival of Education and whew...that was some work. Fun, rewarding, love the traffic it's bringing to the ol' site, but it's quite a bit of work.
Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you haven't heard about the teacher contract language searchable database.
Edwize brings us the news of a Chinese teacher strike....next, pigs will fly to a recently frozen over hell. Perhaps they saw this post of mine.
Okay, so perhaps she's not necessarily a teacher, but she's still one of us. Dr. Homeslice has a crush on Ms. Solidarity Forever.
Edutheria presents for all the letter that Darren got from a CTA bigwig about California Empowerment Network. The best quote from Edutheria? "When will the public at last turn on these vile, thuggish, cynical, reactionary unions?"
Ednotes reports on the job action that has begun in LAUSD with the UTLA boycotting after school meetings and unpaid after school events. On a side note, I already got that up in the last UB, but they beat me on the possible one day Boston Teacher's Union Stike. The reason is apparently to express displeasure with the way negotiations are going. Since they've been working without a contract since August 31st, a one day strike won't violate any performance pledge in their current contract. It's interesting to note that they threatened a one-day strike in 2003 and got a contract then as well. Here is a Boston Globe article about it.
Middletown Teachers Association in Middletown, NY has a nifty website where they have a "Grievance Corner".
Texas Ed has a post that has something to do with getting rid of ineffective teachers, but I can't figure it out for the life of me.
This is probably the most well-written news article about a grievance hearing. It's also the most uh, sensational.
In West Virginia, teachers might go on strike, so the local news station resurected footage of the 1990 strike and streamed it on their site.
Mr. Chalk, a limey, explains why he hasn't joined a union in 14 years of teaching.
The Governor of Maine is all for the consolidation of 290 school districts into 26 regional districts. The Maine Education Association is all over it.
Limonada recalls going on strike....against her father, the principal of her school....when she was in third grade. Priceless.
The Detroit News slams DFT members for being elitist and sending more of their own children to private schools than the public.
Joyeous explains the Boston Teachers' Union demonstration. She should know, she took part in it.
The Metro Nashville Education Association (I did a long post about them and their briefly appointed homeschooling school board windbag-thorn-in-their-side, Kay Brooks here) is being sued by a teacher who wants to get out of the union, but can't do it until the two month window according to the bylaws open up.
Ascribe ends up on the wrong end of a grievance. A 2 year teacher, he applied for and was hired for a lucrative school newspaper gig over a 30 year veteran. The teacher thought she should have been hired because she was better qualified and grieved it. The union is supporting the grievance.
Commentary: I realize I only have one part of the story, but as long as the hiring process was followed, this 30 year vet has nothing to complain about. Yes, it sucks when you don't get hired and you think you're the best candidate for the job. I've been there before, I think we all have. Bringing the union into this is the wrong thing to do just because you think you're the best qualified one, and it's even worse that this person's local is picking up their case. Just because you're the one with the most seniority doesn't mean you're the most qualified.
By the way, don't forget to take a look at my new and exclusive feature.
Technorati Tags:
Teacher Union
Job Action
Contract Negotiation
Strike
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