Unfortunately, for the teachers, students, and families, the current reassignment maneuver is permitted under the current contract. This move has the added effect of making the union look bad. The contract provision protects seniority and does not allow individual teachers to decline the reassignment if they have a license in the area to which they are being reassigned even though they may not have taught in that area at anytime. This action is permitted according to the contract only when there is a force reduction, so one of the crucial questions to factually determine is - is the number of force reduction necessary or is it just a convenient way to do so reshuffling of teachers. If the district hires back more than were laid off, later, it will be too late for those teachers who have found other jobs, out of the district or out of the profession. Dan McGuire Ericsson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 7/2/2004 11:21:03 PM Central Daylight Time, Dan McGuire > writes: > > << I just heard about another turn of events. This week, about 200 MPS > elementary teachers with high seniority who also were licensed in other areas > have been reassigned to the other license area jobs, regardless of whether or > not they have experience in those areas or an interest in working in those > areas... >> > > The teachers need to be at the next board meeting with picket signs, and > demand that the board rescind the above-mentioned reassignments and the layoff > notices to 600 teachers and 100 teachers aids, and instruct the administration to > comply with provisions of the law and collective bargaining agreements > relating to reassignments and layoffs. > > Audrey Johnson and David Jennings have openly called for stripping the > teachers of their seniority and tenure rights, and none of the other board members > have dissented. And none of the board members have spoken out against Jenning's > previous assaults against the rights of union members. And they are not > acting out of concern 4 the kids. Schools that are run like banana republics / > nonunion sweatshops are not going to do a good job of educating the students. > > -Doug Mann, King Field > Mann for School Board > www.educationright.com > - REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
