On the heels of an emergency SDEA Board meeting he called just this past Friday, SDEA President Bill Freeman called yet another emergency Board meeting tonight. At tonight’s meeting, the Board explicitly voted to prepare for concessions in exchange for layoffs, and is planning to appoint a bargaining team after Rep. Council tomorrow evening (while … Continue reading »
Posted on June 5, 2012 …
SDEA Pre-Concessions Survey Has Serious Problems
Stories about the survey have been pouring in over the past few days about the member phone survey that SDEA is conducting. Here are a few highlights about the procedural problems with the survey: The questions were supposed to be approved by the SDEA Board before the survey launched. They were not. The SDEA Board … Continue reading »
Member Blog Post: June 1 SDEA Board Meeting Report
Another surprising turn of events… At a union school site meeting on Friday, June 1, many members at this site had many, many questions regarding the survey and the direction of our union. At this meeting, Interim Executive Director Tom Madden was in attendance and made a few surprising admissions. It was stated by Madden … Continue reading »
Member Blog Post: SDEA Board Dodges Member Questions about Survey
I attended the SDEA Board meeting this past Friday afternoon. I went with the intention of getting some answers to the questions that members at my site had about the telephone survey. I asked about the validity of a phone survey as opposed to a mail survey, how the results will be tabulated, and finally … Continue reading »
Guest Blog Post-Open Letter from a Laid Off Teacher
An open letter from a laid-off teacher By Shelly Steely History Teacher Muirlands Middle School Today, I attended the informational meeting at the Ed Center held by the district for laid-off employees. We were instructed to attend by last name; however, I wanted to get all of the information as soon as possible because there … Continue reading »
