{"id":12286,"date":"2014-02-16T00:03:23","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T08:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/?p=12286"},"modified":"2014-02-16T13:52:56","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T21:52:56","slug":"rouge-forum-dispatch-not-bought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/rouge-forum-dispatch-not-bought\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouge Forum Dispatch: Not Bought."},"content":{"rendered":"

We Say Fight Back!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Strike<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweetwater CA Teachers: “When Do We Strike?” \u00a0<\/strong>A bitter labor dispute is taking place between the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) and the teachers’ labor union, the Sweetwater Education Association (SEA).
\nSEA President Roberto Rodriguez spoke to the to the SUHSD board at the Dec. 9 meeting, where he said the SEA was declaring impasse.
\n“The first question I get when I visit sites and tell our members about what’s going on in bargaining is, ‘When do we strike?'”
\nHealthcare plays a central role in the dispute.
\nAnthony Pi\u00f1a, a math teacher at Hilltop High School and a union member, explained the SEA’s stance on the issue.
\n“Right now,” he said, “the district has imposed some provisions that are against the law.” Pi\u00f1a said SUHSD was engaging in a practice called regressive bargaining.
\nLouise Fericelli, an English teacher, said SUHSD is going back on its word with healthcare, cutting out money from paychecks, forcing families to drop their children from coverage in order to cope with the higher cost. The out-of-pocket costs will more than double for employees, she said. \u00a0 myemail.constantcontact.com\/SEA-ADVOCATE-2-9-14.html?soid=1102885321364&aid=mbYc8boHqHw<\/a><\/p>\n

UIC faculty union sets strike date for next week \u00a0<\/strong>Faculty at the University of Illinois’ Chicago campus are preparing for a strike next week.
\nThe faculty union, 18 months into negotiations with the university, filed its notice to strike last week and has set Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Wednesday, Feb. 19 as walk-out days. Professors and lecturers in recent days have been notifying students about canceled classes on those days….<\/p>\n

Half Right:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Marx<\/a><\/p>\n

U. of Calif. Teaching-Assistant Union Files Complaint About Class Sizes \u00a0<\/strong>A union that represents more than 12,000 teaching assistants, tutors, and readers across the University of California system has filed a complaint with the state\u2019s Public Employment Relations Board, raising concerns about growing class sizes and demanding that discussions of class size be a part of the union\u2019s contract negotiations.
\nThe union is the same group that last fall released a report that raised alarms about the issue.
\nThe university\u2019s Office of the President said that it had received the complaint but that class size was not an appropriate issue for bargaining. \u00a0\u00a0 chronicle.com\/blogs\/ticker\/jp\/u-of-calif-teaching-assistant-union-files-complaint-about-class-sizes<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Mayday<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n