Teacher Persuades Youth to Relinquish Gun; Lawmaker Tries to Ban Collective Bargaining for Teachers

[Omaha Steve]

This is not a gun post. it is a union post.

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A Colorado lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban collective-bargaining between public employers and employees, including teachers.

Currently, Colorado is among the states that don't require districts to engage in bargaining, but don't prohibit it either. Districts can choose whether or not they want to recognize an employee union. But that would change under the bill, introduced by Rep. Justin Everett, a Republican from Jefferson County, Colo.

The bill, introduced Jan. 13, would not even allow for a phase-out of bargained agreements currently in place. Instead, they would be immediately terminated once the bill was signed.

The measure would still allow teachers to join associations (essentially, an affiliation of teachers without bargaining power).

FULL story at link.

[Liberal_in_LA]

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