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Michigan teachers who strike could lose license under new legislation
- 04-21-2011
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Huffington Post
Michigan lawmakers think educators need to be taught a lesson when it comes to missing school. If new state legislation passes, teachers participating in illegal strikes could have their licenses revoked for two years -- or permanently in some cases. Even though teacher strikes are illegal under state law, Republican lawmakers say strikes handled at the local level often go unpunished, the Associated Press reports. And they want to change that. "You have to put teeth into something to allow the system to work," said Rep. Bill Rogers, a Republican from Brighton and one of the legislation's sponsors. (more...)
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