Comments on: Good Luck With That! http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/14/good-luck-with-that/ A listening post monitoring public education and teachers' unions. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James Sheldon http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/14/good-luck-with-that/comment-page-1/#comment-3060 James Sheldon Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:09:31 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2354#comment-3060 I think that the union is paying for the actual cost of replacing the teacher. That sounds reasonable to me... I think that the union is paying for the actual cost of replacing the teacher. That sounds reasonable to me…

]]> By: Rich http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/14/good-luck-with-that/comment-page-1/#comment-3036 Rich Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:07:11 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2354#comment-3036 Sorry Jack, that is called politics. The union's political action committee has just as much right to support candidates as any other private entity. As far as the issue itself. What does the contract say? If the contract...a bilateral agreement signed by the district...only says the union will pay the salary of "a" teacher and not the president's salary, then the union is right to do just that. If the School Board does not like that provision of the contract they can bring the issue to the next round of bargaining. The unmentioned issue is whether the replacement teacher was successful in teaching the students. Sorry Jack, that is called politics. The union’s political action committee has just as much right to support candidates as any other private entity.

As far as the issue itself. What does the contract say? If the contract…a bilateral agreement signed by the district…only says the union will pay the salary of “a” teacher and not the president’s salary, then the union is right to do just that. If the School Board does not like that provision of the contract they can bring the issue to the next round of bargaining. The unmentioned issue is whether the replacement teacher was successful in teaching the students.

]]> By: Jack http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/14/good-luck-with-that/comment-page-1/#comment-3031 Jack Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:28:07 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2354#comment-3031 I understand that it may not ever be returned but a Board Majority that is over 90% supported by the Vista Teacher's Association shouldn't be voting on this as they have a conflict of interest. After all, they were bought with the money that is owed the Vista Unified School District. CSEA is suffering the cuts, yet the VTA has very few cuts. Hmmm. I understand that it may not ever be returned but a Board Majority that is over 90% supported by the Vista Teacher’s Association shouldn’t be voting on this as they have a conflict of interest. After all, they were bought with the money that is owed the Vista Unified School District. CSEA is suffering the cuts, yet the VTA has very few cuts. Hmmm.

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