Posts Tagged ‘collective bargaining agreements’

StudentsFirst spends $500,000 to defeat Michigan union power grab

By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. – StudentsFirst, the organization launched by former Washington, D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, has demonstrated its commitment to meaningful education reform by spending $500,000 to defeat Michigan’s Proposal 2, an initiative that would enshrine collective bargaining privileges for government employees in the state constitution.
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N.J. lawmakers buckle to union in seniority fight

By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org

TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey Education Association scored an unfortunate victory this week when state Sen. Teresa Ruiz announced her pending education reform legislation will no longer seek to end seniority protections for teachers.
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