Bill targets teacher collective bargaining (Tennessee)

[Joanne98]

Source: Marshall Tribune

NASHVILLE -- Tennessee school districts would no longer have to engage in negotiations with teachers' unions under a measure that is headed for a full Senate vote despite opposition from hundreds of state teachers.

However, "Working conditions for teachers are the learning conditions for students," according to Kathy Stapleton, a lead negotiator for the Marshall County Education Association who explained teacher contracts influence the number of children in a class.

The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Jack Johnson of Brentwood passed the Senate Education Committee 6-3 along party lines on Wednesday. The committee room was packed with educators, who spilled out into the hallways of the Legislative Plaza across the street from the Capitol and watched on flat screen televisions.

House Republican Caucus Chairwoman Debra Maggart is sponsoring the companion bill.



Read more: http://www.marshalltribune.com/story/1704123.html

[MineralMan]

1. For some reason, the GOOPers seem to believe they can get

away with this kind of stuff right now. I hope we can show them that they're very wrong.

[Tempest]

2. A lot of us said they would overreach soon enough

As we're seeing in Wisconsin, the back lash is swift.

[MineralMan]

3. It truly is swift in that case. The question remains, though, whether

the numbers are sufficient to pull off something like a recall. I just don't know. Things are really hard to figure out right now from a long-term viewpoint. The 2010 election really pointed that out to me clearly. While the particular district I'm in did it's usual great job of electing strong Democrats, I was puzzled by what happened in the MN state legislature, and more than a little.

Are the Republicans over-reaching, or do they know something I don't? I just don't know.

[Tempest]

5. It is heartening to know a majority of WI citizens are against the plan

Less than 50% support Walker's plan.

[TBF]

4. I guess Tennessee is the next target. nt

[socialist_n_TN]

6. Yep. Here they're doing it piecemeal though...........

Right now they're just going after the teacher's rights. However, I have NO doubt that if they get to limit the teacher's rights, all public employees are next. And, since this is a "Right to Screw Workers" state, legislating against collective bargining for unions in the private sector would probably be easier to do.

Any way you look at it though, it's a full on assault on the working class/poor.