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Post by 19delta on Dec 17, 2009 19:41:57 GMT -6
At my school, we have been working without a contract since school began in August. Negotiations have gone poorly and no real progress has been made.
Now, some of our union members are talking about a strike. I don't agree with that at all. To make a long story short, I don't trust our union leadership and have absolutely no faith in their ability to manage a strike.
At our last meeting I told our union reps that if the union votes to go on strike, I will resign from the union and go to work.
My question is, can I do that? Is there any special paperwork or anything I have to file? My dad has a buddy who is a NLRB lawyer. That guy said that, in order to cross a picket line during a strike, union members must officially resign by certified mail. Otherwise, the union can take legal action against that member.
Anything else I need to know?
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Post by airman on Dec 17, 2009 20:37:20 GMT -6
we have what is called a fair share member basically you pay your union dues, you do not get a vote but you get all the protection of being a union member. however we do not need to worry about strikes because they are illegal in our state. a wild cat strike results in automatic termination for those involved. all school personal, police and firemen are not allowed to strike in my state
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Post by coachorr on Dec 18, 2009 0:52:59 GMT -6
I have no help here for you, but it seems like a strike in this economy when the average REAL unemployment rate is around 18% when you count underemployed and no longer counted unemployed.
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Post by highball007 on Dec 18, 2009 8:27:06 GMT -6
My only advice for you is stay strong with the Union!
In April of this year my districts union held a meeting and we had a stand up vote for a strike and we have around 500 members and it was about 450 - 50 in favor of the strike! With a large number voting for the strike the union took the numbers to the school board and super, they ended up coming to an agreement in the matter of 2 days on our contract. The district has no chance if the union sticks together. Fo some research on education unions and the success rate of voting for strikes and actually striking, it is amazing how many times the district will give in and make a deal.
Again, stay strong with the Union!!!
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Post by tribepride on Dec 18, 2009 9:24:37 GMT -6
Why won't both sides agree to mediation? I work in a poor community and a strike with the bad economy would not sit well with the tax payers. I would imagine it would be bad public relations even in the wealthier communities.
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Post by tdtom on Dec 18, 2009 9:46:59 GMT -6
At my school, we have been working without a contract since school began in August. Negotiations have gone poorly and no real progress has been made. Now, some of our union members are talking about a strike. I don't agree with that at all. To make a long story short, I don't trust our union leadership and have absolutely no faith in their ability to manage a strike. At our last meeting I told our union reps that if the union votes to go on strike, I will resign from the union and go to work. My question is, can I do that? Is there any special paperwork or anything I have to file? My dad has a buddy who is a NLRB lawyer. That guy said that, in order to cross a picket line during a strike, union members must officially resign by certified mail. Otherwise, the union can take legal action against that member. Anything else I need to know? I am not 100% sure, but I think that is right. You have to be careful because if you resign the Union, you may not be able to get your job back. My father is the Union president for his Union, and they stipulate that the county may only employ Union members. They cant fire people for crossing the picket line, but once the strike ends, they dont have to give you your job back because you are no longer a member of the Union. Again, I am not totally clear on it. |
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Post by wingtol on Dec 18, 2009 11:15:30 GMT -6
The union does not employ you the school district does. So you can not be fired for crossing the line or not being a member of the union. You may be blackballed by the other teachers but your job would be safe. As said above there is a fair share you can pay to be part of the collective bargaining unit but not a full union member. You might also want to research the Beck Rights when it comes to unions.
I am a member of our union basically because one of the principals I work with is a loose cannon and I admit it is nice to have some protection from someone who is unfit to be a principal who takes it out on the teachers. But other than that I am ready to quit it. I am so sick of the sense of entitlement that some of the union people have, it's like they have no sense of reality! All they do is bitch about everything. I better stop I could go on and on...
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