Unions: ‘Cease and desist’ on school cuts

01-20-2011

By Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego

The teachers union argues that letting San Diego Unified schools decide for themselves what to cut could run afoul of union rules that set mandatory staffing ratios for counselors and nurses. Two weeks ago, President Bill Freeman called the new budgeting process an "insidious twist" on budget cuts that forced teachers to decide which of their coworkers "to effectively toss out into the street." (School employees at Juarez Elementary, the school we're watching go through this process, know precisely what two teachers will lose their jobs if teacher jobs are cut.) Now, union leaders say the painful process could also violate their union contract, if the district doesn't make sure that schools know the staffing rules in labor contracts. They plan to send a "cease and desist" letter to the school district about it. (more…)

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