Kansas Topeka, Kansas's largest teachers union education workers a "war" warning, republican dominated legislature considering a proposal, will reduce the teacher and the public school district contract negotiations between.
Advice, this is set a hearing, can reduce the problems, the group consultation with the local school board quantity. For example, a teacher can still through the negotiation wages and sick leave such things, but no longer is how to evaluate them.
Supporters of the legislation of recent advice, ask the union after the rebound and slow down the progress of the measures, but they still decided to reduce teachers' bargaining rights, Kansas 25000 members of the national education association President Karen · Godfrey said.
"This bill, because it is written, it is incredible harmful we operation is now in school districts way," Godfrey told the Associated Press on Monday, a few days later, she gave a strict analysis of legislation, and call it "part of the war in Kansas teacher."
The bill in the house of representatives on Wednesday the ministry of commerce, the department of labor and economic development review committee.
The chairman of the committee of Overland Park, a conservative republican Congressman Marvin Kleeb says he would welcome Suggestions from all parties. Kleeb said, supporters of the legislation hope in the public schools more operable sensitivity to encourage innovation.
The board of directors and managers to represent the school group - the past KNEA education funding problems Allies - support efforts to rewrite the bargaining process. In addition, the appointment of a task force, the republican governor brown buck suggest changes in January, said heavy writing will help the local council "to decide what best in local, in order to improve efficiency.
KNEA strengthen criticism last week bill appear Kleeb committee, who opposed the bill of the local school some members of the board of directors to join the union news conference on Monday. Teachers' unions that there is no real need to change the bargaining laws, and that the bill to weaken some supporters of the KNEA, this is one of the most strong criticism of brown buck and his Allies.
Kleeb said he disappointed in KNEA response, said criticism is exaggerated. He points out that the superintendent and the school board representative group has many years rewrite legal interest, although with the democratic governor and less conservative members of congress, the idea has not been a lot of traction.
Kleeb said, teachers' unions will be regarded as any of the proposed changes. But, he added: "I think I would be surprised, if they want to do work...... they seem to really want to take a hard line."
KNEA and its Allies can't see any other options, but a strong. Kleeb committee made measures, the house of representatives approved a separate bill, banned KNEA and other public employee labor union members of the trade union membership dues automatically deduct wages for political activities.
Bargaining would limit payment problem, must be negotiations, vacation, sick leave, private affair leave and teachers' work time outside of the course. The school board still can choose negotiations, influence teachers' duty, but the list will not include teachers how to evaluate or how many classes, they must teach every day.
Kansas is about 34400 full-time teachers, according to the national ministry of education of public school. The teacher according to Kansas law does not allow the strike.
Late last week, Godfrey in Kansas history is known as the bill review "a critical moment," and the title of the statement, "this is a teacher in Kansas.
She also said, some school administrators and Kansas school board of directors association support, the bill KNEA surprised and disappointed. They had previously and supporters of the bill Kleeb committee last week through a version. House republican leader routing committee and - as protests intensified.
"We as Kansas will have to decide whether we should embrace democracy, cooperation, open, or whether we should accept false democratic or against voice silence," Godfrey said, in the end of last year's press conference last week. He said: "we will not compromise our publicity, high quality of public school for every child."
But, the school board of directors association lobby, mark thar mann says, this group has been think bargaining method "too much", want to give circuit board, more of mobility years.



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