Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Pa. Teachers Union orders teachers to do 'bare minimum'

5/25, "Pennsylvania's Nashaminy School District is yet another front in the battle
  • between the teachers union and the taxpayers....
Keep in mind that Nashaminy educators currently earn more than most other teachers throughout the ...Keystone State (Pa.), but recently, the Nashaminy Federation of Teachers still felt it necessary to send a memo to its membership
  • unless the school board submits to even more generous compensation terms."...(from SaveJerseyBlog)
5/23: "A few parents acknowledged the good that teachers do, but were still saddened by the

The Neshaminy school board has released a teachers union document obtained from a faculty member that outlines a work-to-contract plan for Neshaminy High School.

Considered to be less disruptive than a strike or lockout, working to contract,

  • also known as working to rule, is
  • Members will do no more than the minimum required to cause a slowdown,

raise awareness about a labor dispute, and prove how much extra things they do for which they don't get paid, according to online reports.

In this case, the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers is instructing teachers when to begin and end their day, to not volunteer for anything extra,

  • to resign from certain committees, to take down bulletin boards,

Board President Ritchie Webb questioned how the educators' actions will affect children.

"The NFT mantra is that they always support children, yet, this document clearly hurts students in so many ways," he said. "Unfortunately, it is painfully obvious who they are supporting!"

  • Many parents said they've already started seeing teachers remove classroom decorations....

Board member William O'Connor said the action would punish students by using them as a way

  • to get the public to pressure the board. ...

Recently, it appears the situation is getting more serious as a large number of teachers in the district

  • paid to coach sports teams and participate in other extracurricular activities have said they are
  • not signing new extracurricular contracts to return in the fall."...
from Courier Times, PhillyBurbs.com, 5/23, "Union plan has parents upset," by Canelli and Pietras, via Save Jersey Blog


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