Sentences with phrase «wea union»
A bi-partisan vote in the legislature reversed the ruling, but WEA union executives haven't given up.
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In a recent op - ed piece that ran in the Times Union, Tkaczyk defended the inclusion of the abortion plank in the WEA.
Prior to the deficit reduction bill, WEA Trust, which is affiliated with Wisconsin's largest teachers union, dominated the market for health insurance for the state's school districts.
Most teacher contracts had long required districts to provide expensive health - insurance plans through the union - backed WEA Trust.
«For the WEA, it's about union dues.
A law the Legislature passed last spring was more modest than previous proposals, but the state's largest teachers union, the Washington Education Association (WEA), launched an effort to get rid of it.
Because charter school teachers wouldn't have to join the WEA local, the union wouldn't collect dues from them and would lose clout, they say.
The WEA's critics say the union's opposition is simply a matter of self - interest.
The decision to include a new track dedicated to school improvement in the WEA Summer University curriculum also signals how teachers» unions are changing to ensure all students receive a quality education.
It goes on to say that the union's 77,000 members (public educators in this state are forced to pay dues to the WEA if they want to teach here) helped elect «strong, pro-public education leaders and defeat charter schools.»
A Nov. 11 press release from the union said, «WEA members celebrate election success on Saturday.»
For example, as a result of collective bargaining, 65 percent of Wisconsin school districts require their teachers to be covered by WEA Trust, a health - insurance company owned by the teachers» union.